protrusion | Definition of protrusion

Synonyms and Antonyms of protrusion

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

the bizarrely shaped protrusions of a coral reef

Synonyms of protrusion

bulge, bunch, convexity, jut, overhang, projection, protuberance, swell

Words Related to protrusion

blob, bump, dilatation, gibbosity, hump, knob, knot, knurl, lump, nub, obtrusion, puff, snag, swelling

block, piece, portion, section

enlargement, escalation, expansion, increase

Near Antonyms of protrusion

crater, hole, well

basin, bowl, dip, valley

furrow, groove, trench, trough

dimple, gouge, impression, notch, pocket

Antonyms of protrusion

cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess