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Synonyms for knobby

6 synonyms
1 meaning

adjective

Most common

gnarly knobbly knoblike torose

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Knobbly

knobbly, gnarly, wurly UK

Other

nodose formal, knoblike, torose

Definitions

adj. 1
Resembling a knob.

Related words

Word family: knobbly

Example sentences

gnarly Gnarly! You were airborne for like 10 seconds.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
knobby		rising
gnarly		rising
knobbly		rising
knoblike		falling
torose		steady

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

By length

5 letters: wurly
6 letters: gnarly², nodose, torose
7 letters: knobbly
8 letters: knoblike

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gnarly² = 2 syllables).