WHISKERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

whiskered

adjective

Definition of whiskered

as in bearded

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Adjective

Emmett Doyle is a burly and bearded union carpenter and musician in Minneapolis who writes and performs folk music about the struggles of the working class.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Hull City Hull City 2 Manchester United 0 This wasn’t in the script — Manchester United comprehensively beaten by everyone’s favourites to go down and Oli McBurnie, Hull’s bearded genius, running the show.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bearded

Adjective

On a recent afternoon, the lanky, mustachioed Zucker, wearing a T-shirt, ballcap and small hoop earrings, bears little resemblance to his comic alter ego who sports a tattered suit with gag props stuffed in every pocket.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Ross joked the mustachioed figure had to let his beard grow out, too.

— Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of mustachioed

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On top of the appropriately hirsute performer assuming the role of beefy antihero Kratos, the adaptation promises a god-tier ensemble cast, with the likes of Lost’s Sonya Walger and Homeland’s Mandy Patinkin joining the fray.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Only one of the singers revealed listening to Swift on their own time — Chris Tungseth, a lovably hirsute country boy in the Bo Bice/Sundance Head mode.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of hirsute

Adjective

As well as opting out of ownership, consumers are also shopping differently for their furred or feathered friends.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The 3-year-old, black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century — after making similarly momentous visits to Los Angeles and Inyo counties.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

Definition of furred

Adjective

The industry is obsessed with tracking who has the biggest model to solve the hairiest problems.

— Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The southern hairy-nosed wombat is the smallest of three species of wombats, all found in Australia, typically weighing between 45 and 65 pounds.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

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