KENS Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

kens 1 of 2

noun

plural of ken

as in sights

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kens

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ken, chiefly Scottish

as in apprehends

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Noun

With her long-term sights set on an appearance at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the veteran gymnast has no need to panic.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Harper—whom David and Victoria welcomed on July 10, 2011—has reportedly had her sights set on becoming a future tycoon after being inspired by her mom’s reinvention as a fashion and beauty figure in the industry.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of sights

Noun

By moving optical structures into three dimensions, researchers can create denser chip designs, reduce signal interference, and enable functions that are difficult to achieve with two-dimensional architectures.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Mudlarks often linger on the therapeutic and quasi-mystical dimensions of their visits to the river.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of dimensions

Noun

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze.

— Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Peel back the curtain, and there’s so much more to explore, from dramatic landscapes to ancient castles and abundant wildlife.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of landscapes

Noun

Municipal policing requires a level of training in patrol skills and enforcement techniques that differs substantially from the training provided to federal ICE Agents.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
The program focused on building the skills needed to handle ordnance while following a much shorter timeline than the traditional nine-month qualification course.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of skills

Verb

Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of knows

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