Synonyms of kinks

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noun

plural of kink

1

as in cramps

a painful sudden tightening of a muscle

got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cramps
• stitches
• contractions
• spasms
• cricks
• pangs
• jerks
• charley horses
• twitches
• twinges

2

as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit

the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricks
• quirks
• characteristics
• traits
• habits
• idiosyncrasies
• twists
• eccentricities
• singularities
• mannerisms
• peculiarities
• tics
• oddities
• curiosities
• crotchets
• quips
• tendencies
• individualisms
• erraticisms
• attributes
• patterns
• practices
• quiddities
• characters
• affectations
• properties
• attitudes
• ways
• perversions
• personalities
• airs
• customs
• abnormalities
• addictions
• practises
• proclivities
• bents
• identities
• inclinations
• predilections
• leanings
• predispositions
• marks
• genii
• humors
• propensities
• partialities
• temperaments
• penchants
• individualities
• neuroticisms
• wonts
• geniuses
• dispositions
• turns
• natures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conformities

3

as in whims

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action

whenever he got a kink in his head, he'd drop whatever he was doing to pursue this latest obsession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whims
• notions
• vagaries
• caprices
• thoughts
• whimsies
• fantasies
• pictures
• maggots
• bees
• vagrancies
• whimseys
• megrims
• freaks
• humors
• fancies
• cranks
• whimsicalities
• bees in one's bonnet
• phantasies
• impressions
• concepts
• images
• conceptions
• conceits
• impetuosities
• inspirations
• brainstorms
• mind's eyes

kinks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of kink

as in loops

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loops
• coils
• warps
• twists
• swirls
• curls
• spirals
• entwines
• twines
• deflects
• reflects
• dents
• turns
• arcs
• waves
• veers
• inflects
• dimples
• enrolls
• enrols
• diverts
• curves
• incurves
• incurvates
• rounds
• winds
• meanders
• bends
• weaves
• arches
• crooks
• slopes
• bows
• hooks
• swerves
• inclines
• declines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls