Synonyms for bristled

Most common

barbed · prickly · thorny · bristly

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having bristles

Example sentences

• barbed The building is surrounded by a barbed wire fence.
• prickly A thistle is like a prickly person, lots of spines.
• thorny For giraffes, the thorny acacia leaves are a feast.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

spiny², burry²

6 letters

barbed¹, thorny², briery, setose

7 letters

prickly², bristly

9 letters

setaceous

10 letters

barbellate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spiny² = 2 syllables).