1
: not straight
a crooked road
Your tie is crooked.
2
: dishonest
a crooked election
crooked politicians
crookedly
adverb
crookedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of crooked in a Sentence
a long, crooked line of people had formed in front of the ticket booth
the common belief that gambling casinos are often crooked businesses
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In seasons 1–3, Academy Award winner James Coburn gave voice to Captain Planet's ruthless poacher and crooked business mogul Looten Plunder.
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
On the day of the New York verdict, a nurse in Lorain County, Ohio, grew apprehensive after listening to her co-workers and patients talk about how Trump would motivate his voters by railing against a crooked judicial system.
—Ben Terris, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The film follows Rory (Damon), a down on his luck dad who begrudgingly teams up with ex-con Cobby (Affleck) to steal funds from a crooked politician.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 June 2024
Bhalla, a reformer, has sought to tie the first-term congressman to his allegedly crooked father and is counting on big margins in Hoboken and Jersey City, where new residents are much less loyal to the once-powerful Democratic machine.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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John Russell, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
On the day of the New York verdict, a nurse in Lorain County, Ohio, grew apprehensive after listening to her co-workers and patients talk about how Trump would motivate his voters by railing against a crooked judicial system.
—Ben Terris, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The film follows Rory (Damon), a down on his luck dad who begrudgingly teams up with ex-con Cobby (Affleck) to steal funds from a crooked politician.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 June 2024
Bhalla, a reformer, has sought to tie the first-term congressman to his allegedly crooked father and is counting on big margins in Hoboken and Jersey City, where new residents are much less loyal to the once-powerful Democratic machine.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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“Crooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooked. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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