Synonyms for kink

Most common

rick · wrick · twist · rub · knot · fetish · crepe · paraphilia

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

normophilia

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.

2. n. 2

   A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

   We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.

3. v. 1

   To laugh loudly.

4. v. 2

   To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.

Related words

Word family

kinky kinked kinkster

Forms

Plural

kinks → cricks, ricks, wricks, twists…

Past participle

kinked
e.g. kinked → crimped, frizzed, frizzled, curled…

Example sentences

• rick I can't believe I just got rick rolled by a toddler.
• twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
• rub Children often rub their eyes when they are tired.
• knot The famous Gordian Knot was cut with a sword blow.
• fetish "I like black girls." "It's just a racial fetish."

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

rub¹

4 letters

rick¹, knot¹, curl¹, whim¹

5 letters

fancy², twist¹, freak¹, curve¹, crepe¹, crick¹, twirl¹, snarl¹, crimp¹, frizz¹, wrick

6 letters

fetish²

7 letters

caprice², frizzle²

8 letters

crotchet

10 letters

paraphilia

12 letters

eccentricity⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

coude

Italiano

gomito

Català

colze