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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How to use knee in a sentence?

1. Chairman Christopher Johnson:

   If somebody (on the Jets) takes a knee, that fine will be borne by the organization, by me, not the players.

2. Harvey Marcelin:

   The bottom from the leg, the leg from the knee down, she was sitting on.

3. Penny Nance:

   Concerned Women for America will see people of faith lose their jobs, pastors will be sued, churches will lose their tax exempt status, now is the time for Concerned Women for America to speak up. Concerned Women for America must obey God. Concerned Women for America are not willing to bend one knee to man.

4. Ashima:

   Kill me is just an honest and knee-jerk reaction to dearth of substance.

5. Brooks Koepka:

   I was able to kind of reassess where I was at and get the knee stronger.