What are some alternative words for sprain?
Synonyms for sprain
spreɪn
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Princeton's WordNet
sprain(verb)
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick(verb)
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
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "sprain":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #125 | work | |
| #625 | release | |
| #652 | become | |
| #1007 | turn | |
| #1899 | wind | |
| #2923 | grow | |
| #3815 | reverse | |
| #4858 | rick | |
| #5714 | curve | |
| #6506 | bend | |
| #7835 | twist | |
| #9001 | breach | |
| #9114 | flex | |
| #9158 | worm | |
| #12027 | sour | |
| #17309 | wrench | |
| #24516 | plow | |
| #29983 | plough | |
| #31885 | wrestle | |
| #32665 | distort | |
| #34734 | pervert | |
| #43915 | twine | |
| #60296 | ferment | |
| #61179 | sprain | |
| #65958 | squirm | |
| #69333 | wring | |
| #78074 | deform | |
| #103521 | wriggle | |
| #112569 | sophisticate | |
| #119181 | writhe | |
| #233953 | convolute |
How to use sprain in a sentence?
He had a confirmed sprain in one of his wrists.
The doctor diagnosed him with a possible left wrist fracture, he had a confirmed sprain in one of his wrists.
I'd call this a minor sprain for Nike.
Translations for sprain
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- torçadaCatalan, Valencian
- vyvrtnout siCzech
- forstuvning, forstuveDanish
- verstauchen, VerstauchungGerman
- torcer, torceduraSpanish
- nyrjäyttää, revähdys, venäyttää, venähdys, reväyttää, nyrjähdysFinnish
- entorse, foulerFrench
- snìomhScottish Gaelic
- मोचHindi
- slogatura, slogare, contorsioneItalian
- 捻挫, 挫くJapanese
- takokiMāori
- verstuiking, verstuikenDutch
- растягивать, растяжение, растянутьRussian
- burkulmaTurkish
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