NAPPY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in puffy

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noun

chiefly Scottish

as in mum

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Noun

These are giant concrete-like clusters of cooking oil, grease, nappies, wet wipes and such that congeal into masses in our sewers, clogging networks. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025 But composting services aren’t universally available and some of the products are less absorbent than normal nappies, critics say. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 July 2025 More chaos, more laughs, more nappies and more...everything! — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 May 2025 Not to mention having the epic yellow nappies from the waist down. — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Atletico Madrid, Leganes, Sevilla, Betis and Mallorca were among those to use their stadiums as collection points for materials donated by supporters, with food, blankets, nappies and water sent by road to those who badly needed them. — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 The results are wondrous: a delightfully discordant fever dream that covers high fashion nappies, boots inspired by André Courrèges, and a puff-sleeve wedding dress suggesting both restriction and a strange kind of freedom. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nappy

Adjective

Beehive is more delicate, sending up painterly tendrils that form a thin scrim in front of the landscape of volcanic sediment, evergreens, and puffy cumulus clouds.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Oceans of water likely covered its surface, and puffy clouds dotted its skies.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Definition of puffy

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Before every game, Xavi calls his mum and listens to the theme song from Nolan’s 2014 Oscar-winning film Interstellar, which was composed by Hans Zimmer.

— Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 July 2026
As for who’s returning in season 2, Reilly and Hauser are keeping mum.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

Definition of mum

Adjective

This trial, if implemented across the tour, would have more impact on balls that get fluffier, faster — and would also mean that tournaments would require more balls per event.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
What’s yellow, fluffy and has a name that’s likely to get stuck in your head?

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of fluffy

Noun

The company behind the beer Sam Adams told NBC Boston its Boston Taproom ran out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager one weekend because of the Tartan Army, which drank four times as much beer as is consumed on a typical four-day weekend.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026
In the stands, meanwhile, some fans have garnered nearly as much as attention as the players for reasons ranging from their love of ranch dressing to their ability to drink copious amounts of beer.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of beer

Adjective

Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026

Definition of downy

Adjective

There’s even a shaggy-bearded off-islander, an academic expert who has arrived to help find a solution.

— Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
The shaggy bovines of the plains and boreal forests were nearly hunted to extinction in a frenzy of killing that decimated their population.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Definition of shaggy

Noun

Their trendy menu and craft cocktails are accompanied by Williams’ curated social events.

— Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Casual meals, cocktails, and smoothies are served at Harold’s, the pink beach bar, while dinner at The Sandpiper Restaurant is more formal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

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