Linear and Sinuous

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Linear adjective - Free from irregularities or digressions in course.

Usage example: the bullets from early firearms were notorious for not following a strictly linear path through the air

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Sinuous is an antonym for linear.

Sinuous adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.

Usage example: the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley

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Linear is an antonym for sinuous.

Nearby Words: sinuosity, sinuously

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Sinuous and Linear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/linear/sinuous

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