One Word Substitutions Starting with K

Ka – Ke

Kaleidoscope – A tube with changing colorful patterns

Karma – Destiny or fate based on one’s actions

Keen – Sharp, eager

Keepsake – Something kept in memory of someone

Kernel – The central, essential part

Kindle – To set on fire, to arouse

Kindred – Relatives, family

Kinship – Blood relationship

Kiosk – Small booth/stall for selling items

Knavery – Dishonest or tricky act

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Ki – Kl

Knight – A man given an honorary military title

Knight-errant – A wandering knight in search of adventures

Knighthood – Rank or dignity of a knight

Knock-out – Defeat in competition (esp. boxing)

Knowledgeable – Well-informed

Knoll – Small hill

Knotty – Complicated, difficult

Knuckle – Joint of a finger

Knavish – Mischievous, dishonest

Knead – To press and mix dough

One Word Substitutions Starting with K

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Ko – Ku

Kudos – Praise, honor

Keen-eyed – Very observant

Keystone – Central supporting element

Keynote – Central theme of a speech

Kibitzer – One who gives unwanted advice

Kickoff – Beginning of an event

Kidnapper – One who abducts a person

Kind-hearted – Compassionate, generous

Kingdom – Country ruled by a king/queen

Kingship – Position of a king

Kingmaker – One who controls political appointments

Kinfolk – Relatives

Kinsman – Male relative

Kinswoman – Female relative

Kismet – Fate, destiny

Kittenish – Playful like a kitten

Kleptomania – Habitual urge to steal

Kleptomaniac – One who steals compulsively

Knavishness – Dishonest trickery

Knockabout – Boisterous, rough behavior

One Word Substitutions Starting with K

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Professions & People

Keeper – Caretaker

Keyholder – One entrusted with keys

Kinslayer – One who kills a relative

Kingpin – Most important person in an organization

Killer – One who kills

Kidder – One who teases playfully

Kisser – Mouth (informal)

Kitchenette – Small kitchen

Knocker – Critic

Kook – Crazy or eccentric person

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Scientific / Academic K-words

Karyotype – Complete set of chromosomes

Karyology – Study of cell nuclei

Kinesics – Study of body language

Kinetics – Branch of physics dealing with motion

Kinesiology – Study of movement in humans/animals

Kinetoscope – Early motion-picture viewing device

Kymograph – Device to record variations in pressure

Krypton – A chemical element (noble gas)

Karyogamy – Fusion of cell nuclei

Karyokinesis – Division of nucleus in cell division

One Word Substitutions Starting with K

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Everyday K-words

Knapsack – Bag carried on the back

Keypad – Set of keys for input

Keyboardist – Person playing keyboard instrument

Knighthood – Title given by monarchy

Knavery – Trickery

Knocker-up – Person who woke workers before alarm clocks existed

Knucklehead – Foolish person

Kickback – Illegal payment as a bribe

Knockoff – Imitation of original product

Knighthood – Honour given by king/queen

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Miscellaneous “K” substitutions

Kibitz – To give unwanted advice

Kinsfolk – Relatives

Kith – Friends and acquaintances

Kitbag – Soldier’s bag

Knavery – Mischief, dishonesty

Kneecap – Protective bone in knee

Kinswoman – Female relative

Kneel – To bend down on knees

Knighthood – Chivalric rank

Kinsmanship – Bond of kinship

One Word Substitutions Starting with K

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Idiomatic / Rare Exam-useful

Keep-sake – Memento

Kick-start – Initiate

Knee-jerk – Automatic, unthinking reaction

Knock-on effect – Chain reaction consequence

Kingdom-come – Death, end of life

Kith-and-kin – Friends and relatives

Knee-deep – Deeply involved in something

Keynote speaker – Main speaker at an event

King-sized – Very large

Kiss of death – Fatal action leading to failure

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Final Rare / Technical

Karyoplasm – Substance of a cell nucleus

Karyosome – Chromatin mass in nucleus

Keratin – Protein found in hair/nails

Keratitis – Inflammation of cornea

Kinesiology – Study of movement

Karyogenesis – Origin of nucleus

Karyolysis – Disintegration of a cell nucleus

Karyomere – Small chromosomal unit

Karyoplasm – Nucleoplasm

Karyosome – Chromatin structure inside nucleus

One Word Substitutions Starting with K

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