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Synonyms for protrude

  • verb

Most common

jut jut out stick out extend bulge pouch

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Jut — to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out

jut, jut out, stick out, extend, project, come out, stick, poke out, start, pop, beetle, protuberate, bug out slang

2. Bulge

bulge, pouch

Antonyms

recede, retract, withdraw

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out.

  2. v. 2

    To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.

Related words

Word family
protuberance protuberant protuberate

Forms

Past participle
protruded
e.g. protruded → jutted, extended, projected, sticked…

Example sentences

  • extend I want to extend my stay here for a few more days.
  • jut Carve it so that the tip will jut out from the wall.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
protrudesteady
extendfalling
jutrising

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

By length

3 letters
pop1, jut1
5 letters
start1, stick1, pouch1, bulge1
6 letters
extend2, beetle2
7 letters
project2
11 letters
protuberate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extend2 = 2 syllables).

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