Synonyms for gibbous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Curved or bulged outward.
Related words
- Word family
- gibbose gibbosity gibbousness
Example sentences
- convex If human life is convex, we can optimize it.
- protuberant The kleptomaniac struggled with the protuberant loot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gibbous | steady | |
| crookbacked | steady | |
| kyphotic | rising | |
| convex | falling | |
| protuberant | falling | |
| gibbose | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- convex2, humped1
- 7 letters
- gibbose
- 8 letters
- kyphotic
- 9 letters
- gibberose
- 11 letters
- hunchbacked, protuberant, crookbacked
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (convex2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- gibbeux