FUNKS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of funk

as in cowards

a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger he may be a strong, athletic guy, but he's a real funk when it comes to donating blood

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verb

present tense third-person singular of funk

as in ducks

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Recent Examples of funks

Noun

The Padres managed just five hits, with one bouncing off a base to plate their first run of the game and another off a pitcher’s glove cracking the door open for a hitter in the deepest of funks. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 The flip side of all this is that Perez’s terrific career has been marked by funks and spurts … just seldom this early. — Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026 But both clubs could end those funks and in convincing fashion, since both sit perched atop their respective divisions presently. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 Now, as the Knicks head into the final stretch of a season ownership expects to end in an NBA Finals appearance, Bridges is stuck in one of the worst extended offensive funks of his career. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026 His take on the professional star whisperer, ready to drop everything for his client in a nanosecond and able to coax him out of funks via endless distractions, is neither cloyingly affectionate nor barbed. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025 Maybe another manager could’ve done or said something to restore their confidence and shake them out of their long funks a little bit quicker. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for funks

Noun

These are American cowards that are rooting against our Country.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 13 May 2026
And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2026

Definition of cowards

Verb

In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera.

— Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of ducks

Verb

That process also avoids the use of shielding gases in smelting, and Faulks says that for casting, Lola uses a shielding gas that isn’t environmentally damaging.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
When finance leaders think about excise tax, the conversation often starts and ends with the tax team being a cost center that files the returns, meets the deadlines and avoids penalties.

— Ryan Padget, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of avoids

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That is where high-protein snacks like cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, jerky, nuts and shakes come in.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Rescuers were able to insert tubes to provide water, hydration fluids, protein shakes and medicine to Gil.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of shakes

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In this year’s survey, more than 661,000 votes were cast—on city and island escapes, safari outfitters, airlines, and hotels around the world.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
California has laws in place regarding driving vehicles with load that escapes from it and what types of items can be carried and how.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of escapes

Verb

Kainerugaba’s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of wealth.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin's-egg blue exterior of the old plane for a bolder look, with the underbelly of the plane painted navy blue with a red stripe above it.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026

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