Synonyms for sprain
spreɪnsprain

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1. sprainverb

   a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

2. twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rickverb

   twist suddenly so as to sprain

   "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

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

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1. sprainverb

   Synonyms:
   strain (as a joint), twist, wrench

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1. List of paraphrases for "sprain":

   breach

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1. Trina Abrams:

   He had a confirmed sprain in one of his wrists.

2. Jerrel Perez:

   They said she had a head injury and a neck sprain.

3. Trina Abrams:

   The doctor diagnosed him with a possible left wrist fracture, he had a confirmed sprain in one of his wrists.

4. Bob Dorfman:

   I'd call this a minor sprain for Nike.