Synonyms for linear
ˈlɪn i ərlin·ear

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1. linear

   Synonyms:
   direct, straight, rectilinear

   Antonyms:
   incurved, divergent, collateral, lateral, curvilinear, zigzag

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1. linear, additiveadjective

   designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

   Synonyms:
   analogue, elongate, analog, additive, running(a), one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   brick-shaped, nonlinear, cubic, boxlike, placoid, platelike, cubical, cuboid, two-dimensional, boxy, three-dimensional, flat, coplanar, box-shaped, planar, cubiform, tabular, compound, cuboidal, cubelike, cube-shaped, isometric, blocky, crosswise, blockish, planate, flattened, solid

2. linear, one-dimensionaladjective

   of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension

   "a linear measurement"

   Synonyms:
   analogue, unidimensional, running(a), additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   planate, tabular, cuboidal, blocky, placoid, three-dimensional, isometric, crosswise, blockish, boxlike, flattened, box-shaped, flat, boxy, platelike, brick-shaped, cubical, planar, cube-shaped, nonlinear, cubiform, cuboid, compound, two-dimensional, cubelike, cubic, coplanar, solid

3. analogue, analog, linearadjective

   of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

   "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"

   Synonyms:
   analogue, elongate, additive, running(a), analog, one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   cuboid, coplanar, crosswise, cubic, cubelike, placoid, cube-shaped, tabular, planar, nonlinear, blockish, brick-shaped, two-dimensional, flattened, platelike, flat, box-shaped, boxlike, solid, planate, isometric, boxy, three-dimensional, compound, cubiform, blocky, cubical, cuboidal

4. linear, elongateadjective

   (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

   Synonyms:
   analogue, running(a), elongated, additive, elongate, analog, one-dimensional

   Antonyms:
   box-shaped, nonlinear, flattened, planate, platelike, cubical, cuboid, cubiform, flat, placoid, cubic, coplanar, cuboidal, boxy, isometric, solid, cube-shaped, planar, two-dimensional, cubelike, crosswise, tabular, three-dimensional, brick-shaped, boxlike, blockish, blocky, compound

5. linear, running(a)adjective

   measured lengthwise

   "cost of lumber per running foot"

   Antonyms:
   blockish, cuboid, cubelike, compound, cubical, cuboidal, three-dimensional, planar, box-shaped, coplanar, flat, solid, flattened, isometric, placoid, brick-shaped, cubiform, boxy, platelike, blocky, cube-shaped, planate, crosswise, nonlinear, two-dimensional, tabular, boxlike, cubic

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1. linearadjective

   Synonyms:
   lineal, in the direction of a line

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1. List of paraphrases for "linear":

   straight-line, across-the-board, lineal, nonlinear, non-linear

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1. Krishna Aragam:

   Newer and more advanced techniques in ‘non-linear Mendelian randomization’ now permit the use of human genetic data to evaluate the direction and magnitude of disease risk associated with different levels of an exposure.

2. Monica Lewinsky:

   It was not a straight line to that and it was not a linear process at all, it happened in stages.

3. Omanjana Goswami:

   Agave is a desert plant, so of course, anything that is moving towards that desert-like weather is going to help this crop thrive, but unfortunately, climate effects are not linear. It doesn’t mean that as temperatures warm that will remain consistent.

4. Bharat Pankhania:

   If one were to draw a graph of vaccine coverage versus danger, it would be a linear progression, the greater the vaccine coverage, the less the dangers and the other way around, of course, we want to get to 90 % coverage, it is a tall order globally. If we get to 70 % and stay there, there will be many sporadic outbreaks which may overwhelm health services. Worse, it will create more chances for the virus to mutate and variants of concern to emerge.

5. Otis Brawley:

   It also reinforces the linear relationship between drinking alcohol and cancer risk : The more you drink, the higher the risk, alcohol is estimated to be the third-largest modifiable risk factor for cancer, responsible for 5.6 % of cancers.