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OUTCROPPING Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word outcropping. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word outcropping. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for OUTCROPPING

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bluff
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

• pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

• the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

adjective satellite

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

• bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

verb

• deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

• frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

crag
nounn
noun

• a steep rugged rock or cliff

jut
verbv
noun

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• the act of projecting out from something

verb

• extend out or project in space

ledge
nounn
noun

• a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

overhang
nounn
noun

• projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

verb

• project over

• be suspended over or hang over

projection
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

• the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

• a planned undertaking

• any structure that branches out from a central support

• any solid convex shape that juts out from something

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

• the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality

• the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

• the act of projecting out from something

• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

prominence
nounn
noun

• the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

• relative importance or fame

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

shelf
nounn
noun

• a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

• a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

rock outcrop
nounn
noun

• the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land

Best Hypernyms For OUTCROPPING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for outcropping, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
appear rock stone

Alternatives for BLUFF

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