kink

The word “kink” has 1 syllable: kink

It's pronounced as /kɪŋk/


What is synonym and antonym for kink?

In the thesaurus, “kink” has 151 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kink along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for kink

  • abnormality
  • addiction
  • affectation
  • airs
  • arc
  • arch
  • attitude
  • attribute
  • bee
  • bend
  • bent
  • bow
  • brainstorm
  • caprice
  • capriciousness
  • character
  • characteristic
  • charley horse
  • coil
  • conceit
  • concept
  • conception
  • contraction
  • corkscrew
  • cramp
  • crank
  • crick
  • crimp
  • crinkle
  • crook
  • crotchet
  • curiosity
  • curl
  • curve
  • custom
  • decline
  • defect
  • deflect
  • dent
  • difficulty
  • dimple
  • disposition
  • divert
  • eccentricity
  • enrol
  • enroll
  • entanglement
  • entwine
  • erraticism
  • fancifulness
  • fancy
  • fantasy
  • fetish
  • flaw
  • foible
  • freak
  • freakishness
  • frizz
  • genius
  • habit
  • hitch
  • hook
  • humor
  • identity
  • idiosyncrasy
  • image
  • impediment
  • imperfection
  • impetuosity
  • impression
  • inclination
  • incline
  • incurvate
  • incurve
  • individualism
  • individuality
  • inflect
  • inspiration
  • jerk
  • knot
  • leaning
  • loop
  • maggot
  • mannerism
  • mark
  • meander
  • megrim
  • muscle spasm
  • nature
  • neuroticism
  • notion
  • oddity
  • pain
  • pang
  • partiality
  • pattern
  • peculiarity
  • penchant
  • personality
  • perversion
  • phantasy
  • picture
  • pinch
  • practice
  • practise
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • proclivity
  • propensity
  • property
  • quiddity
  • quip
  • quirk
  • reflect
  • round
  • singularity
  • slope
  • spasm
  • spiral
  • stab
  • stitch
  • swerve
  • swirl
  • tangle
  • temperament
  • tendency
  • thought
  • tic
  • trait
  • trick
  • turn
  • tweak
  • twine
  • twinge
  • twist
  • twitch
  • vagary
  • vagrancy
  • veer
  • warp
  • wave
  • way
  • weave
  • weirdness
  • whim
  • whimsey
  • whimsicality
  • whimsy
  • wind
  • wont
  • wrinkle

Antonyms for kink

Meanings of kink

  • noun
    1. A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
    2. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
    3. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
    4. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
    5. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
    6. A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation.
  • verb
    1. To laugh loudly.
    2. To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
    3. To form a kink or twist.
    4. To be formed into a kink or twist.

Example Sentences

  • She found a kink in the hose that was stopping the water flow.
  • There is a small kink in the project plan that we need to address.
  • He stretched his neck to work out the kink after sitting for too long.
  • The new system had a kink that required troubleshooting before it could be implemented.
  • A kink in the wire caused the connection to fail.

On this page you'll find 164 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kink, such as: abnormality, addiction, affectation, airs, arc, arch, attitude.

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