Protuberant

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Swelling or bulging outward.
Adjective
  1. 1
    curving outward wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
protrusivebeetlingbelliedbellyingboldbulbous

Example

More examples

"The kleptomaniac struggled with the protuberant loot."

Etymology

Latin protuberans, protuberantis, present participle of protuberare. See protuberate.

More for "protuberant"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.