" uncurled "

1: as in unbent, untwisted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  unbent,

•  untwisted,

•  direct,

•  linear,

•  right,

•  straight,

•  straightaway,

•  straightforward,

•  undeviating,

•  unswerving

•  Antonyms : 

•  bowed,

•  rounded,

•  entwined,

•  kinked,

•  swirled,

•  turned,

•  turning,

•  twined,

•  twining,

•  twisted,

•  twisting,

•  veering,

•  warped,

•  bending,

•  coiled,

•  coiling,

•  corkscrew,

•  curled,

•  curling,

•  curved,

•  curving,

•  looped,

•  looping,

•  spiral,

•  spiraling,

•  wavy,

•  winding,

•  meandering,

•  weaving,

•  devious,

•  serpentine,

•  sinuous,

•  crooked,

•  zigzag,

•  zigzagging

1: to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls;

  * e.g., " ... uncurled the ribbon and flattened it out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  straightened,

•  unbent,

•  unkinked

•  Antonyms : 

•  bent,

•  crooked,

•  curled,

•  curved

1: to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls;

  * e.g., " ... uncurled the ribbon and flattened it out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  straighten,

•  unbend,

•  unkink

•  Antonyms : 

•  bend,

•  crook,

•  curl,

•  curve