Synonyms of chinks

chinks 1 of 2

noun

plural of chink

1

as in backs

a vulnerable point

before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backs
• underbellies
• jugulars
• soft spots
• downfalls
• ruins
• Achilles' heels
• undoings
• hamartias
• tragic flaws

2

as in fissures

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fissures
• crevices
• rifts
• cracks
• crannies
• clefts
• gaps
• splits
• checks
• fractures
• crevasses
• slits
• openings
• ruptures
• breaches
• incisions
• hairlines
• gashes
• crazes
• cuts

chinks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chink

as in clinks

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound

in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clinks
• jingles
• rings
• tinkles
• rattles
• tingles
• chimes
• clangs
• clashes
• clanks
• clatters
• dings
• pings
• clacks
• clangors
• crashes
• ding-dongs
• plinks
• jangles
• gongs