KINKS Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

kinks 1 of 2

noun

plural of kink

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

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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

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conformities

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

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kinks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of kink

as in loops

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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 In year three, the customary gift is leather, because by then a couple should really know each other’s kinks. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026

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Noun

Salmonella infection can cause diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, according to the CDC.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Edgewater defensive tackle Wes Hendry walks off the field with cramps.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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Cirque du Soleil’s otherworldly adventure, combining high-flying tricks and underwater artistry, has been reimagined in Shared Reality.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
For account takeover, though, getting rid of the six-digit code could take away one of the easiest tricks in a scammer's playbook.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

But an outdoor garden, no matter how beautiful and lovingly designed or how innovatively used in the menu, is susceptible to the whims of Miami’s humid, rainy, extraordinarily lengthy summers.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The players are not responsible for the whims of their ownership.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of whims

Noun

The glasses still have some quirks to work out, but the potential here is massive.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The center contributes to global research on gibbons The gibbons are full of personality and individual quirks, and Skollar knows them well after decades at the center.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of quirks

Noun

The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
De Fabeltjeskrant is designed to tap into both notions, restoring and distributing the original programming for the audiences who grew up with it and simultaneously rebuilding the property for children encountering its characters for the first time.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

Directly transferring the original walking policy failed because the second robot had different body proportions, joint configurations, and motor characteristics.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the team, each of those characteristics plays out similarly in real fish of various sizes across different ecological niches.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

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