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Antonyms for hairy
ˈhɛər iha·i·ry

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term hairy.

Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hairyadjective

    Antonyms:
    bald, hairless

  2. hairyadjective

    Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.

    a hairy man

    Antonyms:
    bald, hairless

    Synonyms:
    hirsute, furry

  3. hairyadjective

    Of an animal, having a lot of fur.

    hairy mammoth

    Antonyms:
    bald, hairless

    Synonyms:
    furry

  4. hairyadjective

    Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.

    She is a great admirer of hairy chests.

    Antonyms:
    hairless, bald

    Synonyms:
    hirsute, furry

  5. hairyadjective

    It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

    Antonyms:
    bald, hairless

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. hairy, haired, hirsuteadjective

    having or covered with hair

    "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

    Antonyms:
    depilous, hairless, tonsured, bald-pated, glabrous, glabrescent, naked-muzzled, bald-headed, balding, nonhairy, unalarming, naked-tailed, smooth-faced, bald, beardless, depilatory

    Synonyms:
    hirsute, haired

  2. hairyadjective

    hazardous and frightening

    "hairy moments in the mountains"

    Antonyms:
    glabrous, smooth-faced, unalarming, depilous, bald-pated, hairless, balding, naked-muzzled, naked-tailed, beardless, glabrescent, nonhairy, bald, tonsured, bald-headed, depilatory

    Synonyms:
    hirsute, haired

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hairyadjective

    Synonyms:
    hirsute, shaggy, bristly, pubescent

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. smooth

    without any hair on the surface, removed of unwanted hair.

    after he shaved, his cheeks were smooth.

    Submitted by rinat on September 23, 2019  

How to use hairy in a sentence?

  1. Zelda Williams:

    My apologies, by the way, for subjecting you to the sight of my father in spandex, still, for a man so incredibly hairy and square, watching my dad on a bike was like watching a penguin spread his wings and take flight.

  2. Kate Goodall:

    We wanted to find the most talented entrepreneurs that we could, tackling the most hairy 21st-century social problems in the most courageous and innovative ways.

  3. Sean Reyes:

    It was a little hairy for a while. . The hardest part was not wanting to kill the guy.

  4. Scott Dixon:

    It was pretty hairy, glad it’s over. It was definitely pretty tense, i could see the mechanics working on the car as we rolled through, adjusting the wings. I asked them not to tell me. It’s definitely a roller coaster of emotions for everybody and I ’m actually really relieved that that’s all over.

  5. Japanese Proverbs: Wit and Wisdom:

    A hairy person is sexy.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#3811hairy
#8981bald
#27846hairless
#58021balding
#78183glabrous
#168495depilatory
#176073beardless

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