Synonyms for knee
niknee

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genunoun

   hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, stifle, knee joint, human knee, genu

2. stifle, kneenoun

   joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, knee joint, stifle, human knee, genu

3. kneenoun

   the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, stifle, knee joint, human knee, genu

Matched Categories

1. • Cloth Covering
   • Hinge Joint
   • Joint

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kneenoun

   Associated words:
   genuflect, genuflection, ham, hock, gonitis, stifle, geniculate, dib, quadriceps

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "knee":

   lap, kneecap

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1. Edward Abbey (Vox Clamans in Deserto):

   The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative.

2. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Investors have made a knee jerk reaction away from Pimco, but in doing so they need to make sure that what they are buying is a better alternative.

3. Hanna Allen:

   He had the light shining on me so he could get us in the picture, so I couldn't see anything, so then he just pops up out of nowhere and is down on one knee asking me to marry him.

4. Nathan Edmond:

   The door opened to the bedroom and out stepped Aaliyah and Mr. Kelly, they both had one leg on the jogging suit up to the knee.

5. Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu:

   This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for nine minutes as he gasped for air, this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner to kill an unarmed woman as she approached his car. This is a cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser, and ended up killing a young man.