Synonyms for bent
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1. bent

   Synonyms:
   inclination, angle, direction, bias, determination, disposition, intention, prepossession, propensity, predilection, turn, leaning

   Antonyms:
   indisposition, aversion

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1. bent, setnoun

   a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

   "the set of his mind was obvious"

   Synonyms:
   curing, hang, set, band, stage set, bent grass, solidification, readiness, solidifying, hardening, exercise set, lot, circle, knack, bent-grass

   Antonyms:
   irresolute, undamaged, upright, erect, vertical

2. bent, bent grass, bent-grassnoun

   grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

   Synonyms:
   set, hang, bent-grass, knack, bent grass

   Antonyms:
   undamaged, vertical, erect, upright, irresolute

3. bentnoun

   an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

   Synonyms:
   set, hang, bent-grass, knack, bent grass

   Antonyms:
   upright, irresolute, vertical, erect, undamaged

4. bent, knack, hangadjective

   a special way of doing something

   "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

   Synonyms:
   set, hang, bent-grass, knack, bent grass

   Antonyms:
   erect, vertical, undamaged, upright, irresolute

5. bent, bent on(p), dead set(p), out to(p)adjective

   fixed in your purpose

   "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"

   Antonyms:
   erect, upright, vertical, irresolute, undamaged

6. bended, bentadjective

   used of the back and knees; stooped

   "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back"

   Synonyms:
   out to(p), bended, crumpled, dead set(p), dented, bent on(p)

   Antonyms:
   irresolute, vertical, undamaged, upright, erect

7. bent, crumpled, dentedadjective

   of metal e.g.

   "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders"

   Synonyms:
   out to(p), bended, crumpled, dead set(p), dented, bent on(p)

   Antonyms:
   undamaged, erect, vertical, upright, irresolute

Matched Categories

1. • Grass
   • Grassland
   • Inclination

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1. scrumpled

   a note fluttered down from the scrumpled duvet in my hands

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

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1. bentnoun

   Synonyms:
   disposition, inclination, tendency, turn, PENCHANT, leaning, bias, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, predilection, partiality, liking, fondness, proneness, appetency

2. bentadjective

   Synonyms:
   crooked, hooked, bowed, curved, aduncous, ARCUATE, INCURVATE

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1. bentadjective

   Synonyms:
   crooked, flexed, hooked, determined

2. bentnoun

   Synonyms:
   leaning, bias, proclivity, tendency, predilection, predisposition

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1. List of paraphrases for "bent":

   bint, curved, twisted, crooked, warping, distorted, twisty, lodgepole, bend

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1. Rahul Verma:

   I feel BJP is hell-bent on running this campaign on national security, basically if they bring up any other thing, they would be on a difficult terrain, like on economic issues or on their performance.

2. Keith Buchanan:

   If the Fed is bent on becoming more dovish, the jobs data coming in shy of expectations feeds into that narrative and if they want to become more neutral, the wage inflation increasing above expectations strengthens that narrative, there's something to take for everyone from this report, not only among market participants but for those from within the Fed as well.

3. Jamie Raskin:

   Today we’re looking at Section 4, which we are asking the Vice President to invoke by activating and mobilizing the Cabinet to declare what is patently obvious to a horrified and anxious nation : the President is not even minimally discharging the basic duties of his office, i do n’t think there is a reasonable person in the country with his or her eyes open who does n’t understand that the President was hell-bent on trying to challenge, undermine, and overturn the result of the election in all of the events leading up to January 6th, and on January 6th.

4. Bhartrihari:

   Trees loaded with fruit are bent down; the clouds when charged with fresh rain hang down near the earth: even so good men are not uplifted through prosperity. Such is the natural character of the liberal.

5. David Marsteller:

   It's gotten to where it's dangerous, every day on our Facebook platforms, we're seeing five or six people posting pictures of tires bent, tires blown out.