Synonyms of juts

juts 1 of 2

noun

plural of jut

as in projections

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

Cape Fear is one of the more colorfully named juts along the North Carolina coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• projections
• swells
• bulges
• overhangs
• sections
• protrusions
• protuberances
• domes
• pieces
• portions
• blocks
• convexities
• expansions
• knobs
• knots
• bunches
• mounds
• lumps
• puffs
• bumps
• hills
• snags
• swellings
• increases
• humps
• dilatations
• gibbosities
• blobs
• obtrusions
• knurls
• nubs
• enlargements
• escalations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pits
• cavities
• depressions
• holes
• indentations
• recesses
• dents
• hollows
• wells
• valleys
• craters
• dips
• basins
• indents
• bowls
• concavities
• indentures
• grooves
• dints
• trenches
• pockets
• concaves
• furrows
• troughs
• impressions
• notches
• dimples
• gouges

juts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jut

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sandbar juts out into the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• pokes
• bulges
• swells
• stands out
• sticks out
• overhangs
• pouts
• billows
• projects
• starts
• pouches
• extends
• beetles
• bunches
• bellies
• bags
• balloons
• stretches
• pooches
• lengthens
• inflates
• dilates
• domes
• distends
• expands
• elongates
• mushrooms
• blows up
• snowballs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrinks
• contracts
• condenses
• compresses
• constricts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of juts

Noun

Best Things to Do Explore Albany Bulb, a park set on a little peninsula that juts into San Francisco Bay. — Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

Near a busy intersection in Shawnee, a red, white and blue sign juts out in front of a two-story home with a white picket fence. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Joey Bart followed by lining a ball that whizzed over third base and then skidded in foul territory to the base of a wall that juts perpendicular to the infield. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

The 1500 feet-long sculpture, made of 6000 tons of black basalt rock and earth, juts out of the basin and is encrusted with white salt, having been altered over the years by the salty pink water that used to flow there. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

The southern port city of Tyre juts into the Mediterranean on land that was once an island. — Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

Part of the villa juts outward in a dramatic cantilever supported by skinny columns, giving the structure a floating effect when viewed from the surrounding gardens. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026

Too flat and your head drops back; too thick and your chin juts forward. — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026

Across the street, a clothing post decorated with shoes, shirts and other items juts up from the desert floor. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Verb

The 5th District now juts over 150 miles from Kansas City into Central Missouri, and its electorate is just 41% Democratic, down from 62% Democratic under its old borders, according to a CBS News analysis. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Moroccan forces beat back crowds with batons and tear gas at the gates to Ceuta, trying to prevent more from storming across into the tiny Spanish territory that juts on a spit of sandy land into the Mediterranean from Morocco. — Michael Francis Gore, USA Today, 31 July 2026

With arguably the world’s greatest lineup of roller coasters, Cedar Point’s unique setting on a narrow peninsula that juts out onto Lake Erie adds a wow factor to just about every ride. — Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Crimea juts out into the sea, leaving it initially vulnerable to Ukraine’s maritime drones. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Things To Do Go To Bayfront Park Take a morning ​​bike ride or stroll along Bayfront Park, which juts out towards the water and borders a marina of yachts and power boats. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026

The 3,829-square-foot house, with three bedrooms and five bathrooms, sits on a quarter-acre-plus lot that juts directly into coastal waters, claiming the famed Arch Rock as a backyard centerpiece. — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 May 2026

Roughly the size of New Hampshire, Sardinia juts out of the Mediterranean Sea about 200 kilometers west of Italy’s mainland. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026

One of my best public-land spots is a hardwood peninsula that juts out into a big cattail marsh. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026