FURRED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

furred 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfərd

Definition of furred

as in shaggy

covered with or as if with hair a girl who loves all furred animals, from hamsters to bears

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furred

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verb

past tense of fur

as in silted

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Recent Examples of furred

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Her current companions are a pair of dark-furred rescues named Bear and Pharrah. — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023 Siamangs are black-furred, tree-dwelling primates found throughout the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo. — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 The hybrid is a short-furred bear that is more adept at handling hot temperatures than the grizzly. — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for furred

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A bit later, a shaggy-haired knight would win the final competition, beat his chest, and throw a triumphant fist in the air as his section screamed for him.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Barring some sort of unforeseen cataclysm, Inevitability has reared its great, shaggy head.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaggy

Verb

The same recognition that filled convention halls also limited the roles he was offered elsewhere.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of filled

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Two portraits of a woman thought to be Isabella—one by the painter Lorenzo Costa, another attributed to Il Cavazzola or Giulio Campi—depict her with a hairy little white dog, who was perhaps Aura, or, if not, one of her relatives.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
This is executed through the use of varying shades of gray throughout the Field Boot’s upper, which combines a nubuck base with hairy suede overlays and a padded calf leather collar.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

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