PROTRUDING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

protruding 1 of 2

adjective

as in convex

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protruding

2 of 2

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

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Recent Examples of protruding

Adjective

Both front tires were so worn that the metal threading was visible and protruding. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 The exhibit will be visible from the street, set up in a protruding bay window, and visitors will be able to walk through the railcar. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025 The whole setup looks like a giant creature with an extremely dense and compact body, a long, protruding neck, and an almost-cute face — a little bit like Wall-E, and a little bit like the servant-pet-robot from Red Planet that turns on Val Kilmer and tries to murder him. — Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

Verb

As has the part where Reacher uses his left paw with two nails protruding from the palm as a makeshift Wolverine/Freddy Krueger stabbin’ hand. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 For the hunters, a massive grey orb with a ramp protruding from it is one clue. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Tropical Hibiscus Tropical hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), as the name suggests, is native to tropical climates in Asia and produces dramatic, vibrant flowers that can grow up to 6 inches in diameter with protruding stamens. — Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026 Akhenaten, who may have been the boy-king’s father, was depicted in artwork as having wide hips and a protruding belly, which stood out from portraits of other Egyptian royalty. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026 The visual form demands a stark contrast between the protruding belly and the slimness of the rest of a woman’s body. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 According to the park’s website, the Super Star ride is made up of a central column that consists of three protruding arms. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Tap the Cleaning Path Preferences tab to choose between Full Coverage Mode, which provides the most thorough cleaning coverage for square and rectangular pools, and Edge Guard Mode, designed for pools with protruding edges (coping). — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 At first, 17-year-old Khloe Aguiar didn’t want to climb the over 100-foot ladder protruding out of the fire truck. — Julianna Mejia july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for protruding

Adjective

The designs included pumps with convex heels or boots with the same dramatic rounded heel plus a sculptural platform.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
The device works like a convex magnifying glass lens that focuses light into a narrow, concentrated beam.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 June 2026

Definition of convex

Verb

Traditionally, there’s this rendering of hell as a dark cave with fire, and there’s the devil with a pitchfork poking everybody with it.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
With the help of Nollet, Anderson’s hair was blown and teased away from her forehead, with tinges of pink poking through.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of poking

Adjective

Lu, who has protuberant light brown eyes, small black ears and a floppy tongue, loves to snuggle with her four-legged foster siblings and stretch out in the sun, according to the contest website.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.

— David Phelan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022

Definition of protuberant

Verb

At the end of his second-round match against Hubert Hurkacz, an eye-bulging celebration followed a relentless performance against a very tricky opponent.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Inside, the main route to the galleries is down a stairwell between rough black bulging walls.

— Michael Joseph Gross, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulging

Adjective

There are the Vamps, inflated shoes born of the puffy Y2K lineage of skate classics like Osirises or Etnies, taken to theatrical levels of bulbous.

— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
From his breakout starring role in 1975’s cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Curry brought his bulbous eyes and madcap energy to every performance.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulbous

Verb

The buildings and parking lots have vanished in a thick mound of debris, with pieces of concrete and steel rebar jutting out from the mud.

— Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
It’s set on a remote farm nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s, and the images — of jutting peaks and plunging valleys, of endless stretches of pine, of the craggy frosted grandeur of it all — are vivid enough to carry you away.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of jutting

Adjective

Historical records indicate that dikes were deliberately breached during a military conflict, allowing the swollen Yellow River to inundate the city.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The trouble was a bacterial abscess on the child’s neck, swollen, red, warm to the touch, about the size of a ping-pong ball, large enough to force the head into a tilt.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of swollen

Verb

Compression socks apply steady, graduated pressure and are worn during travel or daily activity to ease swelling and heavy-feeling legs.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
For years, the fixation on Islamist terror shaped a culture drenched in fear, as voices from politics, the media, civil society, and a swelling counterterrorism-industrial complex insisted that the country faced an existential threat.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of swelling

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