What are some opposite words for knee?

Antonyms for knee
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This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term knee.

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. kneenoun

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

How to use knee in a sentence?

  1. Paul Ryan:

    Those of us around Paul Ryan really helped to stop him from making bad decisions. All the time, we helped Paul Ryan make much better decisions, which were contrary to kind of what Paul Ryan knee-jerk reaction was. Now I think Paul Ryan's making some of these knee-jerk reactions.

  2. Brad McMillan:

    There was a knee-jerk reaction to the Trump Jr emails, but it's a not a problem today, so the reaction was overstated.

  3. Thomas Hayes:

    It is more of a short-term, knee-jerk reaction.

  4. Republican Rep. Steve King:

    It says this, they're knee-jerk supporters of the President's policy.

  5. Elexander Atkinson:

    Those are some of the most challenging patients, i don’t know if running on an osteoarthritic knee will lead to an earlier knee replacement, but their pain will keep getting worse, and it will limit their function so they can’t walk as well the next day.

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