Synonyms for hairy
ˈhɛər iha·i·ry

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hairyadjective

   Antonyms:
   bald, hairless

2. hairyadjective

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

   a hairy man

   Synonyms:
   hirsute, furry

   Antonyms:
   bald, hairless

3. hairyadjective

   Of an animal, having a lot of fur.

   hairy mammoth

   Synonyms:
   furry

   Antonyms:
   bald, hairless

4. hairyadjective

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

   She is a great admirer of hairy chests.

   Synonyms:
   hirsute, furry

   Antonyms:
   hairless, bald

5. hairyadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   bald, hairless

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hairy, haired, hirsuteadjective

   having or covered with hair

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

   Synonyms:
   hirsute, haired

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

2. hairyadjective

   hazardous and frightening

   "hairy moments in the mountains"

   Synonyms:
   hirsute, haired

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

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. furry

   covered with hair; having much hair.

   woah, that girl's arm is hairy!

   Submitted by naomigoh777 on April 1, 2021  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hairyadjective

   Synonyms:
   hirsute, shaggy, bristly, pubescent

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hairy":

   furry, pubescent, paulo, ugly, scary, hair

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How to use hairy in a sentence?

1. Charles Robert Darwin:

   Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.

2. David Wilson:

   We were out on the glacier and a blizzard blew in. It started to get pretty hairy, he [ the guide ] would always say, ‘ Are you touching the [ mobile ] in front ? ’ I leaned forward to touch the [ snowmobile ] in front to have a look, and as I came back, my glove accidentally hit the off button. THE SECRET HISTORY OF ELLIS ISLAND.

3. 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.

4. Grant Wahl:

   It had gotten pretty bad in terms of like the tightness in my chest, tightness, pressure. Feeling pretty hairy, bad.

5. Sean Reyes:

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