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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In Will Self’s novel, the same scenes and characters are refracted in every chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Every subsequent loss is refracted through that lens.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Still, there’s also something kind of profound in contemplating 2000, even if it is refracted through this movie’s silly lens.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

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

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2024

A few hours later, once the sardines were ready, tens of thousands of them glistening in the refracted light, the fishermen would cinch the net and haul them in.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers