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Synonyms for woody

Most common

wooded sylvan woodsy arboreous bosky

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Woodsy — covered in woods; wooded

woodsy, wooded, sylvan, arboreous, ligneous, lignose US, arboraceous

Noun

Antonyms

herbaceous, nonwoody

All antonyms of woody →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Covered in woods; wooded.

  2. n. 1

    A compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.

Related words

Word family
woodiness wood woodlike woodsy wooden wooded
Phrases
woody nightshade morning woody
Other spellings
woodie

Forms

Plural
woodies → stiffies…

Example sentences

  • wooded Ziri is familiar with the wooded areas around here.
  • woodsy The shore road was woodsy and wild and lonesome.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
woodysteady
woodedsteady
sylvansteady
woodsyrising
arboreousfalling
boskysteady

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

By length

5 letters
bosky
6 letters
wooden2, wooded2, sylvan2, woodsy, stiffy
7 letters
lignose
8 letters
ligneous
9 letters
arboreous
11 letters
arboraceous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wooden2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ligneux