EXCRESCENCIES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

excrescencies

noun

plural of excrescency

as in tumors

an abnormal mass of tissue fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery

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as in defects

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline

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Noun

Applying the full reprogramming process to an adult organism would be dangerous because the resulting pluripotent cells could form tumors known as teratomas.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
More serious risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, and kidney injury from dehydration, and both molecules carry a boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumors.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumors

Noun

With fewer defects, the electrons instead formed more orderly triangular, crystal-like patterns.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Human attention varies with fatigue and lighting, whereas automated visual inspection applies the same standard to every vehicle, every time, catching a category of defects that a routine glance may overlook.

— Amir Hever, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of defects

Noun

Rancho Cordova has begun traffic-calming construction on Borderlands Drive and Canyonlands Drive in the Sunridge Park neighborhood, adding speed lumps, bicycle lanes, high-visibility crosswalks, curb extensions and curb islands.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Pair that with a difficult out-of-division schedule, and the Panthers could take some lumps.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lumps

Noun

Autopsy photos displayed in court revealed welts, bruises and scars all over the boy’s body, and police found ropes and chains in the apartment that witnesses said were used to restrain him.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
But, by then, Santiago had already gone on with his life, moving to Florida and having a family of his own while Vicchitto dealt for decades with the emotional scars, officials said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scars

Noun

Juveniles can be distinguished by their dark facial bands and gray or tan body patterned with black or brown blotches.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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