BENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BENT?

Need another word that means the same as “bent”? Find 71 synonyms and 30 related words for “bent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bent” are: bent on, dead set, out to, crumpled, dented, bended, twisted, crooked, warped, contorted, deformed, misshapen, out of shape, irregular, intent on, determined on, set on, insistent on, fixed on, resolved on, firm about, committed to, corrupt, corruptible, bribable, buyable, venal, fraudulent, criminal, lawless, villainous, illegally obtained, under the counter, illegal, illicit, unlawful, smuggled, bootleg, contraband, gay, lesbian, lesbigay, set, bent-grass, bent grass, hang, knack, inclination, predisposition, disposition, instinct, orientation, leaning, tendency, penchant, bias, predilection, proclivity, propensity, talent, gift, flair, ability, aptitude, facility, faculty, skill, capability, capacity, forte, genius

Bent as a Noun

Definitions of "Bent" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bent” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A natural talent or inclination.
• A special way of doing something.
• A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.
• An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges.
• Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens.

Synonyms of "Bent" as a noun (29 Words)

ability	The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment. The manager had lost his ability to motivate the players.
aptitude	Inherent ability. The aptitude of this society to assimilate new elements.
bent grass	A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.
bent-grass	Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens.
bias	A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation. The bias towards younger people in recruitment.
capability	A facility on a computer for performing a specified task. The capability of a metal to be fused.
capacity	The ability or power to do or understand something. He had drunk beyond his capacity.
disposition	The action of arranging people or things in a particular way. A swelling with a disposition to rupture.
facility	A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry. He was famous for his facility as an archer.
faculty	The body of teachers and administrators at a school. There were then no tenured women on the faculty.
flair	Distinctive and stylish elegance. None of us had much artistic flair.
forte	A musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly. Small talk was not his forte.
genius	Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality. This young man is my good genius my guardian angel.
gift	Something acquired without compensation. His mother s gift of a pen.
hang	The way in which something hangs. He couldn t get the hang of it.
inclination	That toward which you are inclined to feel a liking. The questioner s inclination of his head.
instinct	The fact or quality of possessing innate behaviour patterns. The spawning instinct in salmon.
knack	An acquired or natural skill at doing something. He had a knack for communicating.
leaning	An inclination to do something. His early leanings towards socialism.
orientation	A predisposition in favor of something. Recent research in animal orientation.
penchant	A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
predilection	A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something. A predilection for expensive cars.
predisposition	Susceptibility to a pathogen. A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.
proclivity	A natural inclination. He has a proclivity for exaggeration.
propensity	An inclination to do something. The propensity of disease to spread.
set	(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way. The set of his mind was obvious.
skill	An ability that has been acquired by training. The skills of cookery.
talent	Natural aptitude or skill. A mighty steed bought from a Thessalian merchant for thirteen talents.
tendency	An inclination to do something. Fabric with a tendency to shrink.

Usage Examples of "Bent" as a noun

• He had a bent for it.
• A man of a religious bent.
• She had no natural bent for literature.

Bent as an Adjective

Definitions of "Bent" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Dishonest; corrupt.
• Determined to do or have.
• Of metal e.g.
• Fixed in your purpose.
• Sharply curved or having an angle.
• Homosexual (typically used of a man).
• Stolen.
• Used of the back and knees; stooped.

Synonyms of "Bent" as an adjective (42 Words)

bended	Used of the back and knees; stooped. With bent or bended back.
bent on	Used of the back and knees; stooped.
bootleg	(of alcoholic drink or a recording) made, distributed, or sold illegally. Bootleg cassettes.
bribable	Capable of being corrupted.
buyable	Susceptible to bribery. These banned sweets are still buyable in markets.
committed to	Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship.
contorted	Twisted or bent out of the normal shape. Contorted limbs.
contraband	Distributed or sold illicitly. The contraband market.
corrupt	Lacking in integrity. A corrupt and rotting corpse.
corruptible	Capable of being corrupted. Corruptible judges.
criminal	Involving or being or having the nature of a crime. A criminal waste of talent.
crooked	Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. A crooked business deal.
crumpled	Crushed to form creases and wrinkles. A crumpled sheet.
dead set	Not surviving in active use.
deformed	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. Deformed thalidomide babies.
dented	Of metal e.g. Dented fenders.
determined on	Determined or decided upon as by an authority.
firm about	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.
fixed on	Securely placed or fastened or set.
fraudulent	Intended to deceive – S.T.Coleridge. Fraudulent psychics.
illegal	Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. Illegal drugs.
illegally obtained	Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
illicit	Forbidden by law, rules, or custom. Illicit sex.
insistent on	Demanding attention- H.L.Mencken.
intent on	Giving or marked by complete attention to- Walter de la Mare.
irregular	Not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals. Irregular warfare.
lawless	Without law or control. Lawless bands roaming the plains.
lesbigay	Relating to lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men.
misshapen	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. Misshapen old fingers.
out of shape	Out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election.
out to	Not worth considering as a possibility.
resolved on	Explained or answered.
set on	Converted to solid form (as concrete.
smuggled	Distributed or sold illicitly.
twisted	(of a joint) injured by wrenching; sprained. The crash left a trail of twisted metal across the carriageway.
under the counter	Located below or beneath something else.
unlawful	Not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules. They claimed the ban was unlawful.
venal	Capable of being corrupted. Local customs officers are notoriously venal.
villainous	Relating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour. A villainous plot.
warped	Bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp. The floors were warped and cracked.

Usage Examples of "Bent" as an adjective

• A bent cop.
• A mob bent on violence.
• Bent nails.
• A missionary bent on saving souls.
• Bent on going to the theater.
• A piece of bent wire.
• With bent (or bended) back.

Associations of "Bent" (30 Words)

aberration	The apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object. Colour aberrations.
aquiline	(of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.
bend	Bend a joint. Sailors were bending sails to the spars.
bow	Play on a string instrument with a bow. She bowed before the Queen.
crimp	A small connecting piece for crimping wires or lines together. Crimped blonde hair.
crooked	Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place. His teeth were yellow and crooked.
curve	Curved segment of a road or river or railroad track etc. Starting with arms outstretched curve the body sideways.
distortion	A shape resulting from distortion. Heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion.
ductile	Easily influenced. Ductile copper.
flex	The action or state of flexing. She saw him flex his ankle and wince.
fold	Confine in a fold like sheep. The club folded earlier this year.
garble	A garbled account or transmission. Most readers assumed the word was a typographical garble.
gnarled	Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age. The gnarled old oak tree.
hooked	Having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold. A girl who got hooked on cocaine.
ironical	Humorously sarcastic or mocking. An ironical smile.
kink	Form a curl curve or kink. A kink in the road.
meander	Wander at random. A leisurely meander round the twisting coastline road.
meandering	Proceeding in a convoluted or undirected fashion. Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates.
refract	Subject to refraction. Refract a light beam.
serpentine	Winding and twisting like a snake. For young horses suppleness and control were built with serpentines.
sinuous	Curved or curving in and out. The river follows a sinuous trail through the dale.
stoop	Condescend to do something. The man stoops his head.
turn	Turning or twisting around in place. The chestnut leaves were turning.
twist	Do the twist. She twisted her handkerchief into a knot.
twisted	Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented. Many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality.
warp	In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. The warp and weft are the basic constituents of all textiles.
warped	Bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp. A warped sense of humour.
winding	The act of winding or twisting. A winding country road.
wry	Bent to one side. Wry comments.
zigzag	A turn on a zigzag course. The path zigzagged between dry rises in the land.