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SPINOUS Synonyms

8 synonyms for spinous. (exact relations)
0 hypernym for spinous. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for SPINOUS

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spiny

adjective

adj

adjective

• having spines

adjective satellite

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

barbed

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• capable of wounding

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

bristly

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• very irritable

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

prickly

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• very irritable

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

spiky

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• having or as if having especially high-pitched spots

thorny

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• bristling with perplexities

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

acanthoid

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• shaped like a spine or thorn

acanthous

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• shaped like a spine or thorn

Alternatives for SPINY

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