SERRATED Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

serrated

adjective

as in jagged

notched or toothed along the edge you should use a serrated knife when cutting bread, so you don't squash the loaf

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flat
smooth

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jagged

Adjective

But a little more than a minute after launch, the shuttle exploded, sending jagged plumes across the sky creating an image that would be seared into collective memory.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Unlike oyster mushrooms, however, hen of the woods have a darker brown hue and the edges of the mushrooms are more scalloped and jagged than rounded.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026

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