UNKINKS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unkinks

verb

present tense third-person singular of unkink

as in straightens

to cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls you should unkink the garden hose before you turn on the water

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This innovative styling tool dries and straightens hair at the same time, helping cut styling time in half.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Farther west, past the point where the road straightens and the sky takes over, White Dog Hill Restaurant and Beany Bar sits in a 1925 sandstone building in Clinton that used to be the country club.

— Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026

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