What is another word for serrate?
301 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sˈɛɹe͡ɪt], [ sˈɛɹeɪt], [ s_ˈɛ_ɹ_eɪ_t]
Serrate refers to a saw-like, jagged or toothed edge. Synonyms for serrate include notched, toothed, indented, crenelated, saw-toothed, denticulate and toothy. These terms are used to describe the edges of objects, such as leaves, blades and cutting tools. Notched and toothed are similar to serrate in that they describe an edge with small, pointed projections. Crenelated and saw-toothed carry a similar meaning, but with a more distinct, zig-zag shape. Denticulate describes an edge with small teeth or projections, while toothy describes something that has many teeth-like points. Whether you're a botanist or a woodworker, understanding these synonyms for serrate can help you accurately describe the object at hand.
Synonyms for Serrate:
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adj.
• irregular- Zigzagged ,
- elliptic ,
- not uniform ,
- off balance ,
- out of proportion ,
- protuberant ,
- lumpy ,
- off-balance ,
- unaligned ,
- unsymmetrical .
- more denticulate ,
- more sawlike ,
- more sawtooth ,
- more scored ,
- more serried ,
- more serriform ,
- more serrulate ,
- more toothed ,
- most denticulate ,
- most sawlike ,
- most sawtooth ,
- most scored ,
- most serried ,
- most serriform ,
- most serrulate ,
- most toothed ,
- saw toothed .
- ill matched ,
- illmatched ,
- more asperous ,
- more differing ,
- more fluctuating ,
- more ill matched ,
- more ill-matched ,
- more illmatched ,
- more nonsymmetrical ,
- more overbalanced ,
- more unlevel ,
- most asperous ,
- most differing ,
- most ill matched ,
- most ill-matched ,
- most illmatched ,
- most nonsymmetrical ,
- most overbalanced ,
- most unlevel ,
- non symmetrical ,
- non-symmetrical ,
- one sided ,
- onesided ,
- over balanced ,
- over-balanced ,
- re maining ,
- scraggier ,
- un even ,
- un fair ,
- un fairer ,
- un fairest ,
- un level ,
- un smooth ,
- un smoother ,
- un smoothest ,
- un steadier ,
- un steadiest ,
- un steady ,
- un-even ,
- un-fair ,
- un-fairer ,
- un-fairest ,
- un-level ,
- un-smooth ,
- un-smoother ,
- un-smoothest ,
- un-steadier ,
- un-steadiest ,
- unsmoother ,
- unsmoothest .
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v.
• contact • indent • notch • score Other relevant words:
- Crosshatching ,
- Dinted ,
- Dinting ,
- Furrowing ,
- Jagging ,
- Rabbeted ,
- Rabbeting ,
- Rutting ,
- Scalloping ,
- Scored ,
- cave in ,
- caves in ,
- caving in ,
- cross hatch ,
- cross-hatching ,
- crosshatch ,
- crosshatched ,
- furrowed ,
- grooved ,
- grooving ,
- indent ,
- lacerate ,
- milled ,
- pink ,
- rabbet ,
- rabbets ,
- rutted ,
- scallop ,
- scalloped ,
- scallops ,
- score ,
- serrates ,
- serrating .
- Aciculiform ,
- Aciform ,
- Aculeous ,
- Crotched ,
- Dentated ,
- Dentiform ,
- Geniculated ,
- Hebetate ,
- Ironbound ,
- Knurl ,
- Mucronate ,
- Mucronulate ,
- Muricate ,
- Nicked ,
- Pinked ,
- Rugous ,
- Scragged ,
- Serrulated ,
- Snagged ,
- Snaggy ,
- Spiculate ,
- acicular ,
- acuminate ,
- acute ,
- akimbo ,
- angular ,
- apiculate ,
- apprentice ,
- barbed ,
- battlemented ,
- bent ,
- blaze ,
- carve ,
- checker ,
- chop ,
- chopped ,
- cog ,
- cogged ,
- cornered ,
- corrugated ,
- cragged ,
- craggy ,
- crenate ,
- crenated ,
- crenellate ,
- crenellated ,
- crenulate ,
- crimp ,
- crinkled ,
- crook ,
- crooked ,
- crumpled ,
- cuspidate ,
- damage ,
- dentate ,
- denticulate ,
- erose ,
- fang ,
- flute ,
- fluting ,
- forked ,
- furcal ,
- furcate ,
- gashed ,
- gear ,
- geniculate ,
- gravelly ,
- groove ,
- harsh ,
- hew ,
- hollow out ,
- hooked ,
- impress ,
- incised ,
- indented ,
- indenture ,
- irregular ,
- jag ,
- jagged ,
- jaggy ,
- lacerated ,
- laciniate ,
- machicolate ,
- mill ,
- needle-shaped ,
- notched ,
- palate ,
- peaked ,
- perforate ,
- picot ,
- pit ,
- pockmark ,
- pointed ,
- prick ,
- puncture ,
- ragged ,
- rip ,
- rockbound ,
- rocky ,
- rough ,
- rugged ,
- rugose ,
- saw-toothed ,
- sawlike ,
- sawtooth ,
- sawtoothed ,
- scarify ,
- scotch ,
- scraggly ,
- scraggy ,
- scrawny ,
- serpentine ,
- serrated ,
- serratiform ,
- serried ,
- serriform ,
- serrulate ,
- sharp ,
- sharp-cornered ,
- skinny ,
- slash ,
- spiked ,
- spiky ,
- stony ,
- tooth ,
- toothed ,
- underweight ,
- undulate ,
- uneven ,
- vandyke ,
- weedy ,
- wrinkled ,
- zigzag .
- Asperous ,
- ill-matched ,
- nonsymmetrical ,
- not flat ,
- not level ,
- scraggiest ,
- unlevel ,
- unsmooth ,
- not parallel ,
- overbalanced .
- Y-shaped ,
- cut ,
- embrasured ,
- gash ,
- incise ,
- knee-shaped ,
- nick ,
- notch ,
- snaggled ,
- v-shaped .
How to use "Serrate" in context?
The serrated blade on a saw is a design that allows the blade to make many small cuts in a piece of wood. This is beneficial because it means that the blade is not slowed down as much by the thickness of the wood.
Hyponym for Serrate:
v.
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contact
jag.
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contact
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