chink

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of CHINK

a vulnerable point <before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game>

Synonyms back, chink, jugular, soft spot, underbelly

Related Words downfall, ruin, undoing; hamartia, tragic flaw

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure <plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar>

Synonyms check, chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, fissure, rift, split

Related Words crevasse; craze, hairline; fracture, rupture; breach, gap, opening; cut, gash, incision, slit

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