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bent

[bent] / bɛnt /
ADJECTIVE
curved
Synonyms
STRONG
angled arced arched bowed contorted crooked drooping hooked humped hunched inclined limp looped round rounded slumped stooped twined twisted warped wilted
WEAK
arciform curvilinear doubled over droopy sinuous slouchy
Antonyms
STRONG
straight
ADJECTIVE
determined
Synonyms
STRONG
bound decided dedicated disposed firm fixed inclined intent leaning predisposed resolved set settled tending
WEAK
decisive insistent resolute
Antonyms
STRONG
changeable flexible indefinite irresolute soft undecided unfixed unwilling
WEAK
uncaring
NOUN
inclination; talent
Synonyms
STRONG
ability aim aptitude bag disposition druthers facility faculty flair forte genius gift inclination knack leaning mind-set nose penchant predilection predisposition preference proclivity propensity set tack tendency tilt turn
WEAK
thing for weakness for
Antonyms
STRONG
antipathy disinclination dislike inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness weakness

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The method gives the rescuer stability and a better position for good quality CPR by allowing the arms to be bent and compensating for reduced body weight in low gravity.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

American Jews, exhausted by the nonsensical charge of disloyalty, have bent themselves into impressive contortions to demonstrate their bona fides as unambiguous, undivided, thoroughly unadulterated Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The lord high treasurer bent down and handed a gold coin to a toddler doddling around as his family waited to meet the queen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The philosophical bent of Palantir came from Karp, who holds a Ph.D. in neoclassical social theory from Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

A door in the center let us into a large room where two hundred or more women bent over knitting needles.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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