Synonyms for projection
Most common
protrusion convexity jut bulge protuberance appendix ejection
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Protrusion
protrusion, convexity, jut, bulge, prominence, jutting, extrusion, bump, hump, excrescence, gibbousness, gibbosity
2. Protuberance — something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out
Definitions
- n. 1
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on.
- n. 2
The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
- n. 3
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- projections → protrusions, convexities, juts, bulges…
Example sentences
- protrusion I noticed a large protrusion from the wall.
- map Tom said he would draw a map for her if necessary.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| projection | steady | |
| protrusion | steady | |
| convexity | steady | |
| map | steady | |
| delineation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- map1, jut1
- 4 letters
- plan1, bump1, hump1
- 5 letters
- point1, bulge1
- 6 letters
- relief2
- 7 letters
- project2, jutting2
- 8 letters
- planning2, throwing2, appendix3, eminence3, ejection3, overhang3
- 9 letters
- extension3, expulsion3, extrusion3, convexity, gibbosity
- 10 letters
- prominence3, propulsion3, protrusion
- 11 letters
- delineation5, excrescence, gibbousness
- 12 letters
- protuberance4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relief2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- projection
- Italiano
- proiezione
- Español
- proyección
- Deutsch
- Projektion