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bend

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bend

1 something that curves or is curved

  • it's hard to see around that bend in the road, so be careful
Synonyms of bend

angle, arc, arch, bow, crook, curvature, curve, inflection, turn, wind
Words Related to bend

kink, warp

circle, ring, ringlet, round

coil, curl, curlicue (also curlycue)

buckle, convolution, flexure, fold, loop, spiral, swirl, twist, winding

incurvature, reflection

decline, inclination, incline, slope

corner, turnoff

dogleg, hairpin

2 the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle

  • did knee bends for exercise
Synonyms of bend

angling, cock, inclination, list, tilt, tip
Words Related to bend

turn, twist, veer

bow, dip, nod

bend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bend

1 to cause to turn away from a straight line

  • she bent the blade of the knife when she got it jammed in the drawer
Synonyms of bend

arch, bow, crook, curve, hook, swerve
Words Related to bend

arc, round

incurvate, incurve, inflect, reflect

deflect, divert

entwine, kink, swirl, turn, twine, twist, veer, warp

coil, curl, enroll (also enrol), loop, spiral

dent, dimple

meander, wave, weave, wind

decline, incline, slope
Antonyms of bend

straighten, unbend, uncurl

2 to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

  • bent herself to the task for the rest of the day
Synonyms of bend

address, apply, buckle, devote, give
Words Related to bend

readdress, reapply

knuckle down, set (to), settle (down)

busy, commit, concern, engage, involve

exert, exhaust, put out, spend, strain, stress, tax, trouble, wear out

carry on, pitch in, plunge (in)

grind, hump, hustle, peg (away), plod, plow, plug (away), work
Phrases Synonymous with bend

get cracking, get one's act together, get with it, turn one's hand (or turn a hand)
Near Antonyms of bend

dally, dawdle, dillydally, fiddle (around), fool around, idle, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

3 to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

  • bent all of his efforts toward making his first documentary film
Synonyms of bend

aim, cast, direct, head, hold, level, pinpoint, set, train
Words Related to bend

sight

bear, face

concentrate, focus

incline, orient, steer
Near Antonyms of bend

avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack

4 to turn away from a straight line or course

  • the stream bends slightly to the east
Synonyms of bend

arc, arch, bow, crook, curve, fall off, hook, round, sweep, swerve, trend, wheel
Words Related to bend

circle, coil, curlicue, curl, loop, spiral

turn, twist, wind

deviate, veer
Antonyms of bend

straighten

5 to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

  • attorneys bending the facts to put their client in the most favorable light
Synonyms of bend

color, cook, distort, falsify, fudge, garble, misinterpret, misrelate, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, slant, twist, warp
Words Related to bend

misdescribe, misspeak, mistranslate

belie, camouflage, disguise, dissemble, gloss (over), mask, veil, whitewash

bowdlerize, censor

complicate, confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up)

mystify, obscure

equivocate, fib, lie, palter, prevaricate
Near Antonyms of bend

clarify, clear (up), explain, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, spell out

decipher

6 to cause (something) to hold to another

  • bend a leash to the dog's collar
Synonyms of bend

affix, attach, fasten, fix
Words Related to bend

adhere, bolt, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clip, glue, hang, harness, hasp, lace, lash, latch, nail, paste, pin, plaster, rivet, screw, shackle, staple, stick, strap, tack, tackle, tie, toggle, yoke

coapt, connect, join, link, unite

reaffix, reattach, refasten, refix, resecure

batten, belay, button, do up
Near Antonyms of bend

break up, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

loose, loosen

unbind, unfix, unlash, untie
Antonyms of bend

detach, undo, unfasten, unhook

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