bent

Examples

• All

• Following the proprietor downstairs, he found the man with the bent shoulders waiting at the desk.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Mrs. Morse, shriveled and bent from osteoporosis, is 76 years old.

  Academic text (1998)

• Do you do you notice here that this is bent right here?

• Oh, this one got this one got a little bit bent up, but it's still good.

• Did you know that they have straight ones and bent ones?

  Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986)

• This plate here has been bent up like this.

• It's rather bent, I'm afraid.

  The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

• One of them was old and bent at the knee.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and twisted.

• Her fast footwork was accentuated by her bent knees, which kept her body close to the ground.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

C

crooked

vsbent

58 2.5

Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile

is typically caused by pressure damage or being pushed out of shape

C

curved

vsbent

6 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

often results from pressure damage or physical force

A

arched

vsbent

4 3.2

Having a curved top like a bridge or window

is the general word for not being straight, often from damage

C

contorted

vsbent

2 6.4

Twisted out of its normal shape, often because of pain or effort

is generally a less violent shape change often caused by pressure or damage

W

warped

vsbent

1 5.1

Bent out of shape by water or heat

is used more broadly for shape change beyond material damage

C

curving

vsbent

2.5

Bending in a smooth rounded line instead of being straight

is usually caused by pressure damage or by force changing shape

C

curviform

vsbent

8.1

Having a curved shape

often results from pressure or damage rather than design

C

coudé

vsbent

• Specialized

9.9

Bent at an angled tip used for medical instruments

is the general shape change often caused by pressure or damage

B

bowed

vsbent

5.3

Curved so they bend outward, like some legs

usually refers to shape change often caused by pressure or strain

B

bended

vsbent

• Archaic

8.7

A person who has a curved or stooped back and bent knees

is the general adjective for a shape change not limited to phrases

D

distorted

vsbent

4.4

Twisted out of shape so it looks ugly or unnatural

is about a shape change that can be mild and caused by pressure

Antonyms

S

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

Idioms

B

bent on

55 4.6

Determined to do something even if it is difficult or dangerous

H

hell-bent

• Informal

32 7.5

Extremely determined to do something no matter the danger or cost

B

bent out of shape

• Informal

19 8.4

Very upset about a small or unimportant thing

Compounds

B

bent grass

• Specialized

4.5

A grass with fine leaves used for lawns and golf greens

B

bent-grass

5.1

A fine grass used for lawns and for smooth golf greens

B

brown bent

• UK

8.6

A common grass with thin stems and narrow leaves that grows in wet meadows

C

creeping bent

• Specialized

6.0

A low grass that spreads along the ground, often used for lawns and golf courses

D

dog bent

• UK

9.9

A common grass with thin stems and narrow leaves that grows in fields

R

Rhode Island bent

• US

5.5

A thin, soft grass with narrow leaves used for lawns and golf greens

V

velvet bent

• Specialized

7.5

A grass with narrow leaves and fine texture used for lawns and golf greens

V

velvet bent grass

• Specialized

6.9

A fine, low-growing grass people plant for lawns and golf courses

How Curved

warped

1 5.1

bowed

5.3

bent

21 1.0

curved

6 1.0

straight

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology