Definitions

zigzag

[zig-zag] / ˈzɪgˌzæg /

ADJECTIVE

characterized by alternating sharp turns

Synonyms

STRONG

bent crinkled crooked fluctuating irregular jagged meandering oscillating serrated snaking twisted twisting undulating waggling winding

WEAK

devious erratic indirect rambling sinuous tortuous transverse

Antonyms

STRONG

direct even level smooth straight straightforward

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the January 21, 2026, print edition as 'A Star Rapper’s Zigzag Return'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The 15-story Art Deco building in Zigzag Moderne is my second favorite building in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

Zigzag through the banana pancake carts and shuffling tour groups, to a row of stalls alight with silk lanterns.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2019

Madsen’s father, Alvin, was the educational adviser for the CCC Camp Hilgard near LaGrande, Camp Zigzag and Camp Wyeth in the Mt.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2016

Stanley glanced uncertainly at Zigzag, who was staring very intently at the busted television screen.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

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