refracted

VERB

bend

Synonyms

STRONG

angle arch bow buckle camber careen circle contort crimp crinkle crook crouch curl deflect deform detour double droop flex genuflect hook incline incurvate lean loop pervert round spiral stoop swerve tilt turn twist veer verge warp waver wilt wind yaw zigzag

WEAK

angle away angle off

Antonyms

STRONG

beautify rise smooth straighten

Example Sentences

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refracted

At the center of Ms. Pearsall’s book is the concept of freedom in its many forms, as envisioned and advanced by American revolutionaries but preceded, inspired and refracted by others caught up in the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Every subsequent loss is refracted through that lens.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

Susan Seidelman’s new memoir, ‘Desperately Seeking Something,’ traces the arc of American film over the last 45 years as refracted through her singular career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

The reddish color comes from the light being refracted by particles in the atmosphere.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2024

The bottom was of a pale, creamy stone over which undulating white-edged rectangles of refracted sunlight divided and overlapped.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan