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Synonyms for spiny
ˈspaɪ nispiny
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Princeton's WordNet
spinous, spinyadjective
having spines
"the dorsal fin is spinous"
Synonyms:
bristly, barbellate, acanthoid, thorny, barbed, briery, setaceous, prickly, briary, spinous, acanthous, setose, burred, burry, bristledAntonyms:
unarmedbarbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thornyadjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
"a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
Synonyms:
briary, nipping, prickly, barbed, setose, waspish, mordacious, pungent, burred, spinous, bristly, barbellate, setaceous, briery, thorny, burry, biting, splenetic, bristledAntonyms:
unarmed
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#18316 | biting | |
#33779 | barbed | |
#41099 | prickly | |
#47297 | spiny | |
#48883 | thorny | |
#50552 | pungent | |
#91935 | nipping | |
#106653 | burry | |
#114713 | bristly | |
#116969 | bristled | |
#202729 | spinous | |
#326433 | waspish |
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