Synonyms for protuberant

Most common

bellied · bulbous · bulgy · bellying · swollen · tumid · prominent · projecting

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

concave, inflected, incurved

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Swelling or bulging outward.

Example sentences

• bellied Is this your pot-bellied pig?
• bulbous Two bulbous women were kissing on a park bench.
• swollen You have a cold and your lymph nodes are swollen.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

bulgy, tumid

6 letters

convex², turgid²

7 letters

swollen², salient³, bulbous², bellied², gibbous

8 letters

bellying

9 letters

prominent³, distended³

10 letters

projecting³, protrusive

11 letters

outstanding³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (convex² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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