GRISTLY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

gristly

adjective

Definition of gristly

as in stringy

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Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
After blasting apart the woman and an infected farmer, their bodies fuse together with stringy tendrils from inside each of them.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of stringy

Adjective

Putting his lean and sinewy physicality to disquieting use, McNairy makes Wilson both unreadable and coldly transparent, giving him equal parts menace and magnetism.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
One of Nebel’s major works was still there — The Wrestlers, a huge plaster work of two sinewy men locked in combat, which had been his thesis as a student.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026

Definition of sinewy

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Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Wilted or leathery leaves are signs of low humidity, while yellow spots on the leaves indicate fungal spotting from too much humidity.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of leathery

Adjective

Perhaps the New York bagel purists will convince Atlantans to embrace the soft interior and chewy exterior of an untoasted New York bagel.

— Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Cookie lovers searching the streets of New York City for a certain particularly gooey, thick and chewy dessert were left with crumbs this weekend after a local cookie chain abruptly shut its doors.

— New York Times, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of chewy

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