CUPPY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

cuppy

adjective

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as in cupped

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Recent Examples of cuppy Shrub roses ‘Cosmic Clouds,’ hybridized by Christian Bédard and introduced by Weeks Roses, has open to full, cuppy, medium-size blooms. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023 But Gallahadion, who had been second to Bimelech a week earlier in Churchill Downs’ Derby Trial, excelled over a cuppy track, getting a rail-skimming ride from jockey Carroll Bierman to beat Bimelech by 1 ½ lengths in the Derby. — Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018

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Adjective

One serving size of peanuts is 1 ounce, or about the amount that would fill a cupped hand.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2026
New leaves become cupped and turn pale green, the leaf edges turn yellow, and the undersides of the leaves may turn purplish.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026

Definition of cupped

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The small seeds feed hungry songbirds in autumn and the hollow stems provide nesting sites for native bees over winter.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
The acclaimed writer Rachel Cusk’s controversial new novel Life of M is an intimate, unvarnished character study of an A-list movie star who is depicted as hollow, immature and cynical, an intellectual poseur and an artist wannabe.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

The cause was a rare and aggressive cancer of the soft tissue, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, according to the organizers of an online funding appeal.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Rhabdomyosarcoma is more common in children but can occur in adults, according to the American Cancer Society, and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma typically affects all age groups equally.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of alveolar

Adjective

The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
These heavy bobbers feature a concave head that looks identical to a popper.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

Definition of concave

Adjective

The game feels far away, and the sounds float up to the cavernous space below the roof where the noise dies.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
The hundreds of thousands of AI servers that fill the cavernous halls of data centers from Virginia to Germany are a testament to the deep interdependence of the industry.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cavernous

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