Synonyms for bulbous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
Related words
- Word family
- bulbousness
- Phrases
- bulbous buttercup
- Other spellings
- bulbose
Example sentences
- bellied Is this your pot-bellied pig?
- protuberant The kleptomaniac struggled with the protuberant loot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bulbous | steady | |
| bellied | rising | |
| protuberant | falling | |
| bulgy | rising | |
| bellying | steady | |
| bulblike | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- round1, bulgy
- 7 letters
- bellied2
- 8 letters
- bellying, bulblike
- 11 letters
- protuberant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bellied2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bulbeux