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Synonyms for cartilaginous

Most common

rubbery gristly chondral

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Rubbery

rubbery, tough, gristly

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage.

Related words

Phrases
cartilaginous fish
Other spellings
cartilagenous cartilageous

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cartilaginoussteady
rubberyrising
gristlyrising
chondralrising

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

By length

5 letters
tough1
7 letters
rubbery3, gristly
8 letters
chondral

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rubbery3 = 3 syllables).