What is another word for bent?

Common synonyms for bent include bent grass, bent-grass.

bent

Q: What rhymes with bent?

Words that rhyme with bent include went, event, sent, percent, spent, meant.

/bɛnt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Bent means: cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form.

Synonyms for bent37

noun, as in grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

bent grass, bent-grass

noun, as in a special way of doing something

knack, hang

noun, as in a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

set

verb, as in cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form

flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

verb, as in bend one's back forward from the waist on down

crouch, stoop, bend, bow

verb, as in turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

deflect, bend, turn away

verb, as in form a curve

bend, flex

verb, as in bend a joint

flex, bend

verb, as in change direction

bend

adjective, as in fixed in your purpose

bent on, dead set, out to, resolute

adjective, as in of metal e.g.

crumpled, dented, damaged

adjective, as in used of the back and knees; stooped

bended, unerect

also used for bent

crooked, queer, homophile, homosexual, like that, similisexual, that way, hell-bent, butthurt, disposition, predilection, proclivity, propensity

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Opposites of bent

unbend, straighten

What does bent mean?13

verb

cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form“bend the rod”

bend one's back forward from the waist on down“he crouched down”

turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

form a curve“The stick does not bend”

bend a joint“flex your wrists”

change direction“The road bends”

adjective

fixed in your purpose“bent on going to the theater”

of metal e.g.“bent nails”

used of the back and knees; stooped“on bended knee”

noun

grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

a special way of doing something“he had a bent for it”

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way“the set of his mind was obvious”

an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bent?38

one syllable

went sent spent meant cent rent kent tent scent trent vent lentbrentdent

two syllables

event percent prevent extent consent intent accent cement descent

three syllables

represent

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All 38 rhymes for bent, grouped by syllable

Bent in a sentence

They have a bent nose, like the beak of a crow.Nudl
About two miles farther on, the road bent to the right.unknown
He bent over the girl and kissed her.CK
The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.unknown
The tree bent down beneath their weight of fruit.unknown
The straw appears bent at the place where it enters the water.CM
He watched as the doctors bent over her.Source_VOA
Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up.CN

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Forms of bent

as a noun

plural: bents

as a adjective

comparative: benter
superlative: bentest