adjective
1.
departing from a straight line or course
a crooked road
Synonyms: bending, curving, devious, twisting; compare curved , winding
Related Word: oblique; circuitous, indirect, roundabout; errant, meandering, rambling, serpentine, snaky, tortuous, winding; zigzag
Contrasted words: direct, undeviating
Antonyms: straight
2.
deviating from rectitude
crooked police officers on the take
Synonyms: corrupt, dishonest, snide; compare corrupt 2, venal 1
Related Word: devious, indirect, shifty, underhand; double-dealing, fraudulent; deceitful, lying, untruthful; ruthless, unscrupulous
Contrasted words: aboveboard, forthright, straightforward; conscientious, honorable, just, proper, righteous, scrupulous, upright
Antonyms: honest, straight