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protruded

verb , past tense of protrude

Synonyms and Antonyms of protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

we spotted the kitten's tail protruding from beneath the dresser

Synonyms of protruded

bagged, ballooned, beetled, bellied, billowed, bulged, bunched, jutted, overhung, poked, pooched [chiefly dialect], pouched, pouted, projected, started, stood out, stuck out, swelled

Words Related to protruded

blew up, inflated

dilated, distended, expanded

mushroomed, snowballed

elongated, extended, lengthened, stretched

Near Antonyms of protruded

compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, shrank (or shrunk)

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