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PROTRUSION Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word protrusion. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word protrusion. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PROTRUSION

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protuberance
nounn
noun

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

• the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out

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

bulge
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

verb

• swell or protrude outwards

• bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

• bulge outward

• cause to bulge or swell outwards

bump
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a lump on the body caused by a blow

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

• an impact (as from a collision)

verb

• knock against with force or violence

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

• remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

• to enjoy some music greatly

• to play music at loud volume

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

swelling
nounn
noun

• an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

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

• the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

overhang
nounn
noun

• projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

verb

• project over

• be suspended over or hang over

excrescence
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

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

• (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

extrusion
nounn
noun

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

• squeezing out by applying pressure

gibbosity
nounn
noun

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

gibbousness
nounn
noun

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

jutting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of projecting out from something

adjective satellite

• extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Best Hypernyms For PROTRUSION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for protrusion, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
projection bulge bump distension excrescence extension gibbosity jut jutting ledge outgrowth overhang prominence protuberance shelf swelling
Phrases (1)
change of shape

Alternatives for PROTUBERANCE

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