Synonyms of kinks

kinks 1 of 2

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
• peculiarities
• mannerisms
• tics
• oddities
• curiosities
• crotchets
• quips
• individualisms
• tendencies
• erraticisms
• attributes
• patterns
• practices
• quiddities
• characters
• affectations
• properties
• attitudes
• ways
• perversions
• personalities
• airs
• customs
• abnormalities
• addictions
• proclivities
• bents
• identities
• inclinations
• predilections
• leanings
• predispositions
• marks
• 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
• whimsies
• thoughts
• fantasies
• maggots
• bees
• pictures
• vagrancies
• megrims
• freaks
• humors
• fancies
• cranks
• impressions
• bees in one's bonnet
• whimsicalities
• 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

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kinks

Noun

After resolving a few kinks in the setup, the team hopes to integrate the guide and other components on a chip and build a inertial quantum sensor array. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Returning and reflying both Starship stages is a key component in SpaceX's design for the giant rocket, which will be the largest, most powerful launch vehicle in history once the company works out all its kinks. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The Smoky Pickle is still ironing out kinks, as Lindskoog confessed in his video. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026

More and more things are becoming available via drone delivery, and UFC star Conor McGregor just showed us all that there are still some kinks that need to be worked out with this system. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Dokoupil had to work out kinks on air, in real time, and the program’s overall audience still rests below 4 million, a demarcation point for CBS News management in the past. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

As the wide receivers continue to work out the kinks, Sammis has been pleased with the progress of another position group. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

The defense proves disruptive as the offense works out the kinks on the first day of training camp. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 29 July 2026

Now, the project is still in its early stages, with many kinks, known and unknown, to iron out. — New Atlas, 2 July 2026