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Synonyms for kinky

  • adjective

Most common

off-beat eccentric quirky freaky curly frizzy perverted

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Freaky — queer; eccentric; crotchety

freaky, far-out, off-beat, eccentric, quirky, unnatural, unconventional, capricious, way out, abnormal, crotchety, queer, freakish, whimsical, peculiar, irregular

2. Curly

curly, frizzy, nappy, crisp, frizzly

Other

perverted, tangled, knotted

Antonyms

normophilic

All antonyms of kinky →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Queer; eccentric; crotchety.

  2. adj. 2

    Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.

Example sentences

  • eccentric Prof. Smith is famous for his eccentric life style.
  • quirky You possess a lot of quirky thoughts.
  • freaky Matthew's mansion was a very freaky place to sleep.
  • curly My mother has straight hair and I have curly hair.
  • frizzy I didn't know frizzy hair is back in fashion.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kinkyrising
eccentricsteady
quirkyrising
freakyrising
curlyrising

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

By length

5 letters
queer1, crisp1, curly2, nappy
6 letters
quirky2, freaky2, frizzy
7 letters
tangled2, knotted2, frizzly
8 letters
abnormal3, peculiar3, freakish
9 letters
irregular4, eccentric3, unnatural4, perverted3, whimsical3, crotchety3
10 letters
capricious3
14 letters
unconventional5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (curly2 = 2 syllables).