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

wheel

  • arc
  • arch
  • auto
  • automobile
  • avert
  • baron
  • beat
  • beater
  • bend
  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • bow
  • bus
  • car
  • caster
  • chain
  • circle
  • circuit
  • circulate
  • circulation
  • circumvolution
  • clunker
  • coach
  • coil
  • compact
  • convertible
  • coupe
  • course
  • crank
  • crate
  • cream puff
  • crook
  • curl
  • curlicue
  • curve
  • cycle
  • czar
  • deflect
  • detour
  • development
  • deviate
  • disk
  • diverge
  • divert
  • drum
  • eddy
  • encircle
  • fall off
  • fastback
  • fat cat
  • flivver
  • gas-guzzler
  • gyrate
  • gyration
  • gyre
  • hardtop
  • hatchback
  • heavy
  • heavy hitter
  • heavyweight
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • hook
  • hoop
  • horseless carriage
  • hybrid
  • intermediate
  • jalopy
  • jitney
  • junker
  • kahuna
  • king
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • land yacht
  • limousine
  • lion
  • loop
  • machine
  • magnate
  • major leaguer
  • merry-go-round
  • microbus
  • mini
  • minibus
  • minicar
  • minivan
  • mogul
  • motor
  • motor vehicle
  • motorcar
  • move
  • muck-a-muck
  • muckety-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • muscle car
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob
  • notchback
  • omnibus
  • orbit
  • pattern
  • phaeton
  • pinwheel
  • pirouette
  • pivot
  • poo-bah
  • pooh-bah
  • prince
  • princess
  • progression
  • pulley
  • queen
  • ragtop
  • ratchet
  • rechannel
  • redirect
  • reel
  • reverse
  • revolution
  • revolve
  • ring
  • roadster
  • roll
  • roller
  • rotate
  • rotation
  • round
  • run
  • screw
  • sedan
  • sequence
  • series
  • sheer
  • shift
  • shunt
  • sidetrack
  • spin
  • spiral
  • sport-utility vehicle
  • sports car
  • station wagon
  • stock car
  • string
  • subcompact
  • succession
  • suv
  • sway
  • sweep
  • swerve
  • swing
  • swirl
  • switch
  • swivel
  • syndrome
  • tack
  • tin lizzie
  • touring car
  • town car
  • train
  • transfer
  • trend
  • trolley
  • trundle
  • tsar
  • turbocar
  • turn
  • turn back
  • turn off
  • turnover
  • twiddle
  • twine
  • twirl
  • twist
  • tycoon
  • tzar
  • unscrew
  • v-8
  • van
  • veer
  • vip
  • wagon
  • whip
  • whirl
  • whorl
  • wind
  • woodie
  • woody
  • zigzag
  • zodiac

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