STUMPY Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

stumpy

adjective

ˈstəm-pē

as in stout

being compact and broad in build and often short in stature stumpy penguins become agile swimmers the moment they hit the water

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Recent Examples of stumpy At one point, someone on InSight’s science team wondered if the lander’s somewhat stumpy arm could prod the solar panels, or perhaps scrape off some dust. —

Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2022 These were kings, calmer and more aloof than the royals, going through their annual molt, their stumpy bodies a mess of patchy old plumage being pushed up and out by new growth. —

Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021 Clearly, this was not some unmarked but common alternative route; it was studded with stumpy pine trees, and the terrain made for hard going. —

Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2018 Previously, scientists had thought that tardigrades evolved their stumpy bodies by fusing body segments together. —

Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2016 See All Example Sentences for stumpy

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Nola held his own against a stout Venezuela lineup, holding them to just one run — a Eugenio Suarez solo home run on a curveball outside the zone in the fourth inning — while striking out three.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
All have the stout beak that gives the bird its name.

— Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026