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Synonyms for dentate

Most common

toothed serrated indented serrate jaggy dentilated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.

Related words

Phrases
dentate nucleus

Example sentences

  • toothed You can use a fine-toothed comb to check for nits.
  • serrated This butter knife has a serrated edge.
  • indented Remove the tab at the beginning. The line should not be indented.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dentatesteady
toothedfalling
serratedsteady
indentedfalling
serratefalling
jaggysteady

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

By length

5 letters
jaggy, erose
6 letters
jagged2, aerose
7 letters
toothed1, notched1, serrate2
8 letters
serrated3, indented
10 letters
dentilated

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jagged2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
denté