crooked - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Something crooked is not straight, like a trail through the woods, or your cousin's unfortunate set of teeth.

Crook is a Middle English verb meaning "bend," which comes from the Norse for hook. So crooked means "bent out of shape or curving around sharply." A picture hanging diagonally on the wall is crooked, and so is a hunchback's spine. We also use crooked metaphorically to talk about being bent out of moral shape, so to speak. A crooked politician is dishonest and takes bribes, and crooked businessmen steal from unsuspecting clients.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: crooked

1	adj	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
2	adj	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: crooked

1

adj having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

“crooked country roads”

“crooked teeth”

Synonyms: indirect
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; akimbo
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; anfractuous
full of twists and turns; aquiline, hooked
curved down like an eagle's beak; askew, awry, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky
turned or twisted toward one side; contorted, writhed, writhen
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); deflective, refractive
capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave); geniculate
bent at a sharp angle; gnarled, gnarly, knobbed, knotted, knotty
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; malposed
characterized by malposition; reflexed
(of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees; squiggly
wavy and twisting; tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding
marked by repeated turns and bends; warped
used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture; windblown
used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds; wry
bent to one side; zig-zag, zigzag
having short sharp turns or angles; coiled
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)

Antonyms:: straight
having no deviations; direct
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; perpendicular, vertical
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; aligned
in a straight line; unbent
not bent; untwisted
not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight; show more antonyms...

adj irregular in shape or outline

“a dress with a crooked hemline”

Synonyms:: asymmetrical

: irregular
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

adj having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

Synonyms:: hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping

: unerect
not upright in position or posture

2

adj not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

Synonyms:: corrupt

: dishonest, dishonorable
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; unlawful
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; sneaky, underhand, underhanded
marked by deception

Antonyms:: square, straight
characterized by honesty and fairness; honest, honorable
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; lawful
conformable to or allowed by law; aboveboard, straightforward
without concealment or deception; honest; guileless, transparent
free of deceit; straightarrow
conventionally moral and upright; show more antonyms...