GIBBOSITY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

gibbosity

noun

Definition of gibbosity

as in swelling

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Noun

Susac, whose season is likely over, is currently using crutches while wearing a large black brace on his knee while the swelling goes down.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Compression socks prevent swelling and discomfort in the legs by stimulating circulation.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of swelling

Noun

Bloat or gastric dilatation-volvulus most commonly affects a few large breeds with deep chests and German Shepherds are among those most affected.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
These cells cause vascular dilatation, resulting in crimson skin tone that is associated with niacin usage.

— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022

Definition of dilatation

Noun

But its centerpiece is the 65-year-old Climatron, a 70-foot-tall geodesic dome that houses 1,400 tropical plant species.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Twenty-seven Rare Handcrafts will be on show in Milan, from dome and desk clocks to pocket and wristwatches.

— Ming Liu, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dome

Noun

Many stars, including Hathaway, have been embracing maternity dressing that shows off their bumps, rather than eclipsing them with boxy silhouettes.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026
Wednesday’s hierarchy openly predicted bumps in the road and one of them was felt on August 1, a week before the first competitive game of the new season.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of bump

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Why Chess Can’t Do What This Hobby Does Cognitive training research keeps running into a snag psychologists call the far transfer problem.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of snag

Noun

Its front door was six inches too short for its frame and outfitted with a bathroom push knob instead of a lever handle, almost as if the original slab had been blown from its casing by an internal explosion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Some may be automatic, while others require the user to slip a cap over the end or rotate a knob.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of knob

Noun

Campbell’s charge, then, was to get the Nittany Lions over the Mount Nittany-sized hump that squandered every season.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hump

Noun

But Winn left a pitch over the middle that Trammell hit for a leadoff triple in the eighth, Nick Allen’s sacrifice fly gave the Astros the lead, and in the ninth, Koss’ fly ball needed one more puff of breeze.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Of course, with that, as CA AG Rob Bonta made clear in a guest column for Deadline, Paamount is still facing an antitrust trial next spring that could see the whole ParaBros dream disappear in a puff of judicial smoke.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

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