Synonyms of jutting

jutting 1 of 2

adjective

as in projecting

Related Words

• projecting
• bulbous
• swollen
• enlarged
• risen
• distended
• inflated
• puffy
• blown up
• expanded
• ballooning
• convex
• bloated
• protruding
• puffed
• protuberant
• extended
• rounded
• spherical
• bulging
• protrusive
• globular
• domed
• cambered
• round
• global

Dissimilar Words

• hollow
• concave
• sunken
• indented
• depressed
• recessed
• dished
• dented
• cupped
• cavernous
• crescentic
• alveolar
• recurved
• cuplike
• dimpled
• pockmarked
• cuppy

jutting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of jut

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sandbar juts out into the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• poking
• bulging
• overhanging
• projecting
• swelling
• billowing
• standing out
• sticking out
• bellying
• pouting
• beetling
• ballooning
• bunching
• pooching
• extending
• pouching
• starting
• bagging
• stretching
• lengthening
• distending
• doming
• inflating
• expanding
• dilating
• mushrooming
• elongating
• snowballing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrinking
• contracting
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jutting

Verb

In Westeros, everyone always fights about the Iron Throne—a chair like an iron cowlick, constructed with actual swords seized from vanquished enemies, jutting every which way. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Sitting on a spit of land jutting out into Lake Erie, Cedar Point Shores draws inspiration from local Great Lakes culture, weather, wildlife, and lore for its rides, slides, and attractions. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Paleontologist Susan Hendrickson discovered three huge bones jutting out of a cliff on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. — USA Today, 28 July 2026

The floor plans were a jigsaw alignment, jutting around to provide access to windows and narrow harbor views. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Several pieces of wooden following on the deck could also be seen snapped in two and jutting out. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Head to Boar’s Tusk as the sun sets, a stunning geological feature jutting 400 feet in the horizon. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Combined with Cape Ann’s northeasterly location along the East Coast jutting out into the Atlantic, the lighthouse would have been one of the first signs of human habitation people making the trip from Western Europe to America would have seen. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The most famous of these is A Bigger Splash (1967), which shows a yellow diving board jutting out into a clear blue pool whose tranquility has been disrupted by someone who has just dove into the pool. — Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026