Synonyms for retroflex

Synonyms for (verb) retroflex

Synonyms: retroflex

Definition: articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

Usage: Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants

Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate

Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?


Synonyms: replicate, retroflex

Definition: bend or turn backward

Similar words: bend, flex

Definition: form a curve

Usage: The stick does not bend


Synonyms for (adj) retroflex

Synonyms: retroflex, cacuminal

Definition: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Similar words: backward

Definition: directed or facing toward the back or rear

Usage: a backward view


Synonyms: retroflex, retroflexed

Definition: bent or curved backward

Similar words: backward

Definition: directed or facing toward the back or rear

Usage: a backward view


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