Synonyms of protruding

protruding 1 of 2

adjective

as in convex

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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protruding

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verb

present participle of protrude

as in poking

to extend outward beyond a usual point

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• shrinking
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting

• contracting
• shrinking
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting