Synonyms for humpback

Most common

hump · hunchback · kyphosis · crookback

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

Related words

Phrases

humpback salmon humpback whale

Forms

Plural

humpbacks → hunchbacks, humps, kyphoses, crookbacks…

Example sentences

• hump The camel sees not its own hump but that of its fellow.
• hunchback I helped an old hunchback cross the street.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

hump¹

8 letters

kyphosis

9 letters

hunchback², crookback

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hunchback² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

baleine à bosse

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