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Letter K Words List

Letter K Words List

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This article is a collection of all important words starting with letter K. The letter K words list is a good resource for individuals working towards enhancing their vocabulary. Also the letter K words list is a splendid read for the candidates pursuing different competitive exams including but not limited to GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, CAT, etc.. Below presented is the letter K words list along with synonyms and antonyms.

Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Usage of Word
Kaleidoscope (Noun)
  • Tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. Produce interesting symmetrical effects
  • series of changing events
  • Polychromatic
  • Multicolor
  • Motley
  • Psychedelic
  • Varicolored
  • Monochrome
Kaleidoscope is a tube that has mirrors and loose pieces of colored glass or plastic inside at one end so that you see many different patterns when you turn the tube while looking in through the other end.
Example: “the landscape was a kaleidoscope with changing colors.”
Ken (Noun)
  • Range of knowledge
  • Cognizance
  • Knowing
  • Grasp
  • Awareness
  • Knowledge
  • Blindness
  • Mistake
  • Ignorance
  • Stupidity
  • Misinterpretation
Ken is defined as the range of what you know.
Example: “he said, lifting one shoulder towards the door as Liz closed it, I ken him.”
Kernel (Noun)
  • Central or vital part
  • whole seed (as of corn)
  • Grain
  • Nut
  • Morsel
  • Heart
  • Germ
  • Exterior
  • Outside
  • Surface
  • Periphery
  • Exteriority
Kernel is the most important part of something.
Example: “there is not a kernel of truth in what she says.”
Killjoy (Noun)
  • Grouch
  • spoilsport
  • one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others
  • Drag
  • Grinch
  • Spoilsport
  • Grouch
  • Cynic
  • Jester
  • Roisterer
  • Rejoice
  • Cutup
  • Celebrator
The one who spoils the enthusiasm or fun of others.
Example: “I don’t want to behave like a killjoy.”
Kindle (Verb)
  • Start a fire
  • ignite
  • inspire
  • arouse
  • Ignite
  • Burn
  • Light
  • Torch
  • Inflame
  • Douse
  • Smoother
  • Extinguish
  • Quench
  • Dull
Kindle is defined as to start a fire, flame or light or become excited.
Example: “for homework, we were asked to bring in newspaper articles to kindle class discussion.”
Kindred Adj
  • Related
  • belonging to the same group
  • similar in nature or character
  • Cognate
  • Family
  • Kin group
  • Tribe
  • Social group
  • Dissimilar
  • Non-corresponding
  • Unaffiliated
  • Irrelevant
  • Distinct
Kindred is used to describe people or things that are similar or related to each other.
Example: “he went out to sea, and never saw his kindred again.”
Kinetic Adj
  • Producing motion
  • of motion
  • Energizing
  • Peppy
  • Aggressive
  • Dynamic
  • Powerful
  • Apathetic
  • Lethargic
  • Inactive
Kinetic is something related to or caused by a motion.
Example: “energy of motion is usually called kinetic energy.”
Kismet (Noun)
  • Fate
  • destiny
  • ex. Kismat is the arabic word for fate.
  • Circumstance
  • Doom
  • Fortune
  • Fate
  • Portion
A power that is believed to control what happens in the future.
Example: “she always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite event.”
Kleptomaniac (Noun) person who has a compulsive desire to steal
  • Stealer
  • Thief
  • Criminal
  • Shoplifter
  • Pilferer
Kleptomaniac is someone with an abnormal urge to steal.
Example: “the Kleptomaniac struggled to stop stealing.”
Knack (Noun)
  • Special talent
  • art
  • Aptitude
  • Skill
  • Genius
  • Flair
  • Skillfulness
  • Disinclination
  • Ineptness
  • Inability
  • Incapacity
  • Ignorance
Knack is a clever skill or special talent for doing something quickly.
Example: “he’s tried every knack in Cupid’s book to get his girl to marry him.”
Knave (Noun)
  • Untrustworthy person
  • rogue
  • scoundrel
  • jack
  • Hound
  • Villain
  • Scamp
  • Monster
  • Fiend
  • Angel
  • Innocent
  • Saint
  • Hero
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
Example: “he plays role of the duplicitous knave who tries to foil the play’s hero.”
Knead (Verb)
  • Mix
  • work dough
  • mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands)
  • ex. Knead dough
  • Massage
  • Rub down
  • Blend
  • Manipulate
  • Twist
  • Destroy
  • Pull
  • Neglect
  • Idle
  • Leave alone
Knead is to work or massage something with your hands, such as to work dough to make bread.
Example: “knead the dough until it is smooth.”
Kneel (Verb) Go down on one's knee(s)
  • Bow
  • Genuflect
  • Stoop
  • Bow down
  • Curtsey
Kneel is defines as to rest on one or both knees.
Example: “he was kneeling on the floor beside his child.”
Knell (Noun)
  • Tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.
  • sound of the funeral bell
  • Bell
  • Sound
  • Ring
  • Summon
  • Warning
Knell is a low and solemn ringing tone, or a bad omen.
Example: “the church bells knelled to mark the death of Tom’s father.”
Knit (Noun)
  • Contract into wrinkles
  • grow together
  • join together closely
  • make (a fabric or garment) by intertwining yarn or thread
  • ex. Knit the brow
  • Cloth
  • Fabric
  • Material
  • Needle craft
  • Textile
  • Loosen
  • Disjoin
  • Separate
  • Divide
  • Detach
Knit is a piece of fabric or a garment that is made by joining together interconnecting loops of yarn or thread in rows of stitches.
Example: “a style that knits together material from many different sources.”
Knoll (Noun)
  • Little round hill
  • hillock
  • Hillock
  • Hummock
  • Headland
  • Bluff
  • Mound
  • Decline
  • Depression
A small hill or mound.
Example: “two children were standing on the knoll, directing the men.”
Knotty Adj
  • Intricate
  • difficult
  • tangled
  • Complicated
  • Mystifying
  • Perplexing
  • Baffling
  • Gnarled
  • Easy
  • Untroublesome
  • Smooth
  • Facile
Difficult to understand and solve.
Example: “the knotty problems that arise when every nation is part of the global marketplace.”
Kudos (Noun)
  • Honor
  • glory
  • acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement
  • Applause
  • Claim
  • Praise
  • Prestige
  • Credit
  • Disrespect
  • Ill repute
  • Denunciation
  • Unimportance
  • Disregard
Kudos is defined as glory or praise for an achievement.
Example: “kudos to everyone who helped.”