zigzag

The word “zigzag” has 2 syllables: zig-zag

It's pronounced as /ˈzɪɡzæɡ/


What is synonym and antonym for zigzag?

In the thesaurus, “zigzag” has 62 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for zigzag along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for zigzag

  • avoid
  • bending
  • bent
  • circling
  • circuitous
  • coiled
  • coiling
  • corkscrew
  • crazy
  • crinkled
  • crooked
  • curled
  • curling
  • curved
  • curving
  • curvy
  • deflect
  • devious
  • dodge
  • duck
  • elude
  • erratic
  • escape
  • evade
  • fluctuating
  • indirect
  • irregular
  • jagged
  • jink
  • looping
  • meandering
  • oscillating
  • parry
  • rambling
  • roundabout
  • serpentine
  • serrated
  • shirk
  • sidestep
  • sinuous
  • skirt
  • slalom
  • slide
  • slip
  • snaking
  • spiral
  • spiraling
  • spiralling
  • swirling
  • tortuous
  • transverse
  • turn
  • twisted
  • twisting
  • undulating
  • uneven
  • waggling
  • wandering
  • weave
  • winding
  • windy
  • zigzagging

Antonyms for zigzag

  • direct
  • even
  • level
  • linear
  • smooth
  • straight
  • straightaway
  • straightforward

Meanings of zigzag

  • noun
    1. A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
    2. One of such sharp turns.
  • verb
    1. To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
  • adjective
    1. Moving in, or having a zigzag.
  • adverb
    1. In a zigzag manner or pattern.

Example Sentences

  • The mountain trail took a challenging zigzag path, offering breathtaking views at each turn.
  • The lightning flashed in a dazzling zigzag pattern across the stormy sky.
  • The river flowed in a natural zigzag, creating picturesque meanders in the landscape.
  • The hiker skillfully navigated the steep terrain by following a series of zigzag switchbacks.
  • The playful kitten chased a string in a lively zigzag motion around the room.

On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to zigzag, such as: avoid, bending, bent, circling, circuitous, coiled, coiling.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

veering

  • about-facing
  • arching
  • arcing
  • averting
  • bending
  • bowed
  • bowing
  • breaking
  • change
  • circling
  • coiled
  • coiling
  • corkscrew
  • crooked
  • crooking
  • curled
  • curling
  • curved
  • curving
  • cutting
  • deflecting
  • detour
  • detouring
  • deviating
  • deviation
  • devious
  • diverging
  • diverting
  • entwined
  • hooking
  • kinked
  • looped
  • looping
  • meandering
  • moving
  • pivoting
  • rechanneling
  • redirecting
  • reversing
  • rounded
  • rounding
  • serpentine
  • sheering
  • shifting
  • shunting
  • sidetracking
  • sinuous
  • skewing
  • slewing
  • sluing
  • spiral
  • spiraling
  • spiralling
  • straying
  • swaying
  • sweeping
  • swerving
  • swinging
  • swirled
  • switching
  • swiveling
  • swivelling
  • tacking
  • transferring
  • turned
  • turning
  • turning back
  • turning off
  • twined
  • twining
  • twisted
  • twisting
  • wandering
  • warped
  • wavering
  • wavy
  • weaving
  • wheeling
  • whipping
  • whirling
  • winding
  • yawing
  • zagging
  • zigging
  • zigzag
  • zigzagging

kinked

  • arced
  • arched
  • bending
  • bent
  • bowed
  • coiled
  • coiling
  • corkscrew
  • crooked
  • curled
  • curling
  • curved
  • curving
  • declined
  • deflected
  • dented
  • devious
  • dimpled
  • diverted
  • enrolled
  • entwined
  • hooked
  • inclined
  • incurvated
  • incurved
  • inflected
  • looped
  • looping
  • meandered
  • meandering
  • reflected
  • rounded
  • serpentine
  • sinuous
  • sloped
  • spiral
  • spiraled
  • spiraling
  • spiralled
  • spiralling
  • swerved
  • swirled
  • turned
  • turning
  • twined
  • twining
  • twisted
  • twisting
  • veered
  • veering
  • warped
  • waved
  • wavy
  • weaved
  • weaving
  • winded
  • winding
  • wound
  • zigzag
  • zigzagging

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