Synonyms of chink

chink 1 of 2

noun

1

as in back

a vulnerable point

before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• back
• jugular
• underbelly
• soft spot
• downfall
• Achilles' heel
• undoing
• hamartia
• ruin
• tragic flaw

2

as in crevice

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crevice
• fissure
• rift
• crack
• cleft
• split
• cranny
• gap
• check
• fracture
• slit
• opening
• breach
• crevasse
• rupture
• hairline
• gash
• incision
• craze
• cut

chink

2 of 2

verb

as in to clink

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound

in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clink
• jingle
• tinkle
• ring
• rattle
• tingle
• chime
• clank
• clatter
• clang
• clash
• ding
• clack
• ping
• gong
• clangor
• crash
• ding-dong
• jangle
• plink