Synonyms for bulge

Most common

protuberance · swelling · hump · protrusion

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

indentation

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The outline of a (usually erect) penis visible through one's clothing.

2. n. 2

   An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

   There was a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet.

3. v. 1

   To stick out from a surface without breaking it.

   He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt.

4. v. 2

   (of a container, etc.) To have the surface stretched by something pushing out; to swell; to belly.

   The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.

Related words

Word family

bulgy

Phrases

curb bulge galactic bulge penile crotch bulge

Forms

Plural

bulges → protuberances, swellings, humps, protrusions…

Past participle

bulged
e.g. bulged → popped, started, protruded, pouched…

Example sentences

• swelling You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
• hump The camel sees not its own hump but that of its fellow.
• protrusion I noticed a large protrusion from the wall.
• belly He hid his belly button piercing from his parents.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

pop¹, bag¹, jut¹

4 letters

bulk¹, bump¹, hump¹, brim¹

5 letters

start¹, belly², swell¹, pouch¹, bilge

7 letters

project²

8 letters

swelling², protrude², bellying

9 letters

extrusion³, convexity, gibbosity, cockbulge

10 letters

projection³, prominence³, protrusion

11 letters

excrescence, gibbousness

12 letters

protuberance⁴, mooseknuckle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belly² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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