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Synonyms for hairy

  • adjective

Most common

shaggy woolly pubescent hirsute hair-raising villous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Hirsute — having a lot of body hair

hirsute, pubescent, shaggy, woolly, woolie US, wooly US, haired, fuzzy, downy, hispid, pilose, lanate, hairful

2. Furry — having a lot of fur

furry, long-haired, fluffy

3. Bristly

bristly, hair-like, wiry

Other

hair-raising, villous, comate dated

Antonyms

hairless, bald, glabrous

All antonyms of hairy →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having a lot of body hair.

  2. adj. 2

    Having a lot of fur.

    Near-synonyms: long-haired, furry, fluffy

  3. adj. 3

    Having hair growing from it.

    hairy chest;   hairy back

Related words

Word family
hairiness hairyback
Phrases
hairy nightshade hairy eyeball hairy tare hairy balls hairy banana hairy elbow syndrome hairy hedgehog hairy muff

From weakest to strongest

  1. hairless
  2. bald
  3. hairy
  4. haired
  5. shaggy
  6. woolly
  7. pubescent
  8. downy

From the opposite of hairy, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.

Example sentences

  • shaggy His shaggy hair and beard made him look frightening.
  • woolly In winter, I always sleep with woolly socks on.
  • pubescent Sami was obsessed with pubescent girls.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hairysteady
shaggyrising
woollysteady
pubescentfalling
hirsutefalling

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

By length

4 letters
wiry2
5 letters
fuzzy2, furry2, downy2, wooly2
6 letters
haired1, fluffy2, shaggy2, woolly2, hispid, woolie, pilose, lanate, comate
7 letters
hirsute2, bristly, villous, hairful
9 letters
pubescent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wiry2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
poilu
Italiano
peloso