benter
benter is the comparative form of bent.
Meaning of bent
Adjective
bent (comparative benter or more bent, superlative bentest or most bent)
- Folded or dented out of its usual shape.
- Synonyms:
- crooked
- Corrupt, dishonest.
- To say LAPD has a history of protecting bent cops and punishing honest ones is an insult to the annual drumbeat of new scandals.2026 August 4, Rob Beschizza, “16 felony charges for LAPD officer who recorded colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks”, in BoingBoing, retrieved 04 Aug 2026
- Synonyms:
- crooked
- Homosexual.
- Asked bluntly by Julie Webb of the NME whether he was “bent” in December 1974, Freddie answered evasively: “You're a crafty cow. […]”2019 January 22, Joe Sommerlad, “The reasons why Bohemian Rhapsody faced such a massive backlash”, in The Independent
- Synonyms:
- queer, homophile, homosexual, like that, similisexual, that way
- Determined or insistent; inclined, set.
- He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.
- Synonyms:
- hell-bent
- Annoyed; out of sorts; having a bee in one's bonnet.
- Near-synonym: butthurt
- Synonyms:
- butthurt
- leading a life of crime.
Proper noun capitalized: Benter
Benter (plural Benters)
- A surname from German.
Forms of benter
| plural | Benters |
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Origin of benter
Borrowed from German Benter.
Questions about benter
- What does benter mean?
- Benter means a surname from German.
- What is benter the comparative form of?
- Benter is the comparative form of bent.
- What part of speech is benter?
- Benter is a proper noun.
Words near benter in the dictionary
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