FINKS Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

finks 1 of 2

noun

plural of fink

as in informers

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police

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as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others that fink would sell out every one of us to save her own behind

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finks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fink

as in talks

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us

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In 2022, Politico reported, citing FOIA requests, that intra-bureaucratic battles have kept these files redacted, and many of these redactions are in place to protect the lives of informants to the investigation.

Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The setup is sensible for structural reasons, as informants naturally would have no information about secret, unheard of threats, though having to reload before the encounter and alter party formations still feels forced and clunky.

Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

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