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Synonyms for acicular

  • adjective

Most common

needle-shaped acerate acerose needle-like pinlike aciform needly

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Needle-shaped — needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle

needle-shaped, acerate, acerose

2. Pinlike

needle-like, pinlike

Other

aciform, needly

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle.

    Near-synonyms: needlelike, pinlike

  2. adj. 2

    Having sharp points like needles.

Related words

Word family
acicle acicula

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
acicularfalling
aceratesteady
acerosefalling
pinlikesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
needly
7 letters
acerate, acerose, pinlike, aciform