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protrude

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point

we spotted the kittenʼs tail protruding from beneath the dresser

Synonyms of protrude

bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, bunch, jut, overhang, poke, pooch [chiefly dialect], pouch, pout, project, stand out, start, stick out, swell

Words Related to protrude

blow up, inflate

dilate, distend, expand

mushroom, snowball

elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch

Near Antonyms of protrude

compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

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