Synonyms for protuberance
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Noun
1. Protrusion
protrusion, bulge, bump, hump, swelling, projection, prominence, lump, eminence, jut, convexity, extrusion, excrescence, gibbosity, project, bellying, embossment, gibbousness, asperity formal
Other
tuberosity, nub, knob, snag
Definitions
- n. 1
A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
Forms
- Plural
- protuberances → protrusions, bulges, bumps, humps…
Example sentences
- bump Ziri gave Rima a bump with the front of his truck.
- hump The camel sees not its own hump but that of its fellow.
- bulge I noticed the bulge that appeared between his legs.
- protrusion I noticed a large protrusion from the wall.
- knob Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
- snag You stole my bike, and now I'm going to snag your face.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| protuberance | falling | |
| bump | rising | |
| hump | steady | |
| bulge | rising | |
| protrusion | steady | |
| knob | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- jut1, nub1
- 4 letters
- bump1, lump1, knob1, hump1, snag1
- 5 letters
- bulge1
- 7 letters
- project2
- 8 letters
- swelling2, eminence3, asperity4, bellying
- 9 letters
- extrusion3, convexity, gibbosity
- 10 letters
- projection3, prominence3, protrusion, tuberosity, embossment
- 11 letters
- excrescence, gibbousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (project2 = 2 syllables).