Synonyms for Bend
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1. bend

   In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

   Synonyms:
   bias, bow, crook, curve, deflect, deviate, diverge, incline, influence, mold, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

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1. bend

   Synonyms:
   curve, deviate, incline, tend, swerve, diverge, mold, persuade, influence, bias, dispose, direct, lower, subordinate to, lean, deflect, bow, condescend, yield, stoop, submit

   Antonyms:
   proceed, continue, extend, advance, stand, stiffen, break, crush, resist

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1. bend, crook, twist, turnnoun

   a circular segment of a curve

   "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

   Synonyms:
   spin, felon, bend, routine, tour, outlaw, wind, bend dexter, turning, twist, crease, round, malefactor, whirl, bending, kink, braid, bit, flexure, crimp, turn of events, act, wrench, crook, criminal, tress, pull, winding, plait, play, go, shepherd's crook, curve, number, construction, spell, good turn, fold, twirl, device, bout, plication, gimmick, turn, twisting, eddy

   Antonyms:
   unbend, straighten

2. bending, bendnoun

   movement that causes the formation of a curve

   Synonyms:
   deflection, bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, deflexion, crease, plication, fold, bend, bending, crook, curve, turn

   Antonyms:
   unbend, straighten

3. bend, curvenoun

   curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

   Synonyms:
   turn, flexure, plication, breaking ball, twist, bend, bend dexter, crease, curvature, crimp, bending, curve, fold, bender, crook, curve ball, curved shape

   Antonyms:
   unbend, straighten

4. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bendnoun

   an angular or rounded shape made by folding

   "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

   Synonyms:
   turn, sheep pen, curve, flexure, plication, bending, sheepcote, faithful, flexion, bend, bend dexter, crease, crimp, wrinkle, seam, twist, flection, creese, plica, sheepfold, pleating, fold, line, furrow, folding, crinkle, crook, congregation, crimper, flock, kris

   Antonyms:
   unbend, straighten

5. Bendnoun

   a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range

   Synonyms:
   bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, crease, plication, fold, bending, crook, curve, turn

   Antonyms:
   straighten, unbend

6. bend, bend dexterverb

   diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

   Synonyms:
   bend dexter, twist, flexure, crimp, crease, plication, fold, bend, bending, crook, curve, turn

   Antonyms:
   straighten, unbend

7. bend, flexverb

   form a curve

   "The stick does not bend"

   Synonyms:
   deform, turn away, twist, flex, bow, stoop, bend, deflect, crouch, turn

   Antonyms:
   straighten, unbend

8. bendverb

   change direction

   "The road bends"

   Synonyms:
   deform, turn away, twist, flex, bow, stoop, deflect, crouch, turn

   Antonyms:
   unbend, straighten

9. flex, bend, deform, twist, turnverb

   cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

   "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

   Synonyms:
   bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, change state, change form, crouch, contort, release, rick, work, call on, worm, bow, change by reversal, flex, convolute, deflect, move around, wrench, become, grow, turn, sour, reverse, sophisticate, change shape, sprain, curve, twist around, twist, twine, distort, ferment, wrestle, turn over, wring, plow, writhe, strain, squirm, turn away, pervert, stoop, plough

   Antonyms:
   straighten, unbend

10. crouch, stoop, bend, bowverb

    bend one's back forward from the waist on down

    "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

    Synonyms:
    turn, accede, bow, scrunch up, defer, twist, bend, hunker down, condescend, bow down, hunker, stoop, deform, scrunch, flex, turn away, deflect, give in, crouch, lower oneself, squat, submit

    Antonyms:
    unbend, straighten

11. deflect, bend, turn awayverb

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

    Synonyms:
    distract, bow, avert, ward off, refuse, twist, bend, deform, obviate, fend off, stave off, block, debar, avoid, head off, forfend, stoop, forefend, parry, flex, turn away, deflect, reject, crouch, turn, turn down

    Antonyms:
    unbend, straighten

12. flex, bendverb

    bend a joint

    "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

    Synonyms:
    deform, turn away, twist, bow, flex, stoop, bend, deflect, crouch, turn

    Antonyms:
    straighten, unbend

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   curve, crook, bow, incurvate, make crooked

2. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   direct, turn towards, incline towards

3. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   exert, apply earnestly, direct attentively

4. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   subdue, cause to yield, bring to submission, make submissive

5. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) fasten, make fast

6. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   crook, be crooked, be bent, be curved

7. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   lean, incline, turn

8. bendnoun

   Synonyms:
   curve, curvity, curvature, flexure, angle, elbow, crook, incurvation, ARCUATION

9. bendnoun

   Synonyms:
   bight, coil

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1. bendnoun

   Synonyms:
   curve, deflection, crook, curvature, bight, coil, flexure, incurvation

2. bendverb

   Synonyms:
   curve, flex, deflect, crook, direct, turn, apply, stoop, incline, yield, condescend

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1. List of paraphrases for "bend":

   curvature, fold, dual, curve, elbow, plaice, double, folding, flounder, deform, bent, curved, kink

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1. Daniel Russel:

   I tried to make very clear that whatever the rationale ... the government and the party really needs to bend over backwards to demonstrate that the bad old days are in fact over and they will not avail themselves of the tools of oppression that marred Burma for so many decades.

2. Tammy Vennitti:

   For 24 years I've done nothing for this company and this union but bend over, this is all I've ever done. I never thought it would come to this.

3. Valery Zhulanov:

   Kids laugh at me. But it’s not funny to me, this makes me sad, it is hard for me to run, to turn round, to lean and to bend over and sometimes my back hurts when I am carrying heavy things.

4. Mathew Morris:

   You can see the direction the Roman workers were laying the stones in, you can see at one point one of the lines started to bend off and so they’ve had to turn one line into three to create a straight edge again, it’s these little human touches and errors that you can see in it that are important because they give you those glimpses into how it was made, who made it and their attitude to work, that gives you that real insight into the people of Roman Leicester.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   I know some of you are asking: What business does the South Bend mayor have seeking the highest office in the land?