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curve

[kurv] / kɜrv /
NOUN
arched, rounded line or object
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arc arch contour loop trajectory
STRONG
ambit bend bight bow camber catenary chord circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon flexure hairpin half-moon helix horseshoe hyperbola incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee parabola quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl
WEAK
curvation rondure
Antonyms
WEAK
line
VERB
bending in a shape or course
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bend buckle bulge coil crumple curl loop skew spiral swerve twist veer
STRONG
arc arch bow crook deviate divert gyrate hook inflect round snake stoop turn wind wreathe
WEAK
concave convex incurve
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straighten
STRONG
stay

Example Sentences

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“Moreover, investors continue to believe the conflict will be a temporary one, with the oil futures curve still having a sharp negative slope.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Oseman’s shift from novelist to TV writer — and now screenwriter — came with a steep learning curve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Going out and playing for three points was a real learning curve for me and it definitely helped me.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Credit spreads haven’t blown out, the oil-futures curve isn’t pointing to a lasting supply shock, and the S&P 500 has so far avoided a correction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Forgetting that he’d ever been way behind the fashion curve, he was appalled, in some priggish, nouveau riche kind of way, that certain passengers appeared in the dining room in slacks and sneakers.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady