What is another word for kink?

Pronunciation: [kˈɪŋk] (IPA)

The word kink typically refers to a twist, turn, or curve in something that is normally straight or smooth. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to describe such irregularities. One of the most common is bend, which can refer to a deviation from a straight line or a curved shape. Another synonym is tangle, which describes a knot or snarl in a material. Other alternatives include crimp, knot, curl, and wrinkle, each of which can be used to describe a specific type of kink or irregularity. These words can be used interchangeably to add variety and depth to your writing.

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  • Forward Entailment

    • Noun, singular or mass
      bend.
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  • Other Related

    • Noun, singular or mass
      elbow.

What are the hypernyms for Kink?

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Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the opposite words for kink?

Kink is a word that normally means a bend, twist or curve in an object, but in slang, it refers to a sexual inclination that is considered unconventional or taboo. Antonyms for the word kink could include words like straight, smooth, or uncomplicated; phrases like straight line, level ground, or straightforwardness. Kink is often used in describing hair or rope that is tangled or twisted in a particular way, so antonyms for the word kink could also include smooth, straight or even, orderly or organized. Further antonyms for kink could include conformity, normality, adherence, regularity or evenness.

What are the antonyms for Kink?

Usage examples for Kink

The little face appears, and I can distinguish the high cheek bones of Indian blood, the flattened nose and slight kink of negro, and the faint trace of white-probably of some long forgotten Dutch sailor, who came and went to Guiana, while New York City was still a browsing ground for moose.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
Georgie Gwynne, installed by the Royal Observer, saucy and unabashed, was saying: "Well, kink, how do you like us?"
"The Salamander"
Owen Johnson
And then the picture did a sort of moving-picture fade-out, and black Lottie came running with her hair grotesquely greased and flattened to take out the kink, and gave her a drink of water with the addition of two drops from a bottle, and turned on the night light and went back to bed.
"The Vertical City"
Fannie Hurst

Famous quotes with Kink

  • I tell you, I'm really not what you'd call into your basic kink, even though we do live in Hollywood, which is a little bit like living in a box of granola.
    McLean Stevenson
  • The chief was a thuggish man: nervous, Cutter saw, because he knew he was a mediocrity become by kink of history a ruler.
    China Miéville

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