What is another word for thorny?
209 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ θˈɔːni], [ θˈɔːni], [ θ_ˈɔː_n_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for thorny:- all (adjective)
- awkward (adjective)
- dangerous (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- difficult, problematic (adjective)
- knifelike (adjective)
- knotty (adjective)
- perplexing (adjective)
- sharp (adjective)
- sharp, pointed (adjective)
- spiny (adjective)
- sticky (adjective)
- ticklish (adjective)
- tough (adjective)
- tricky (adjective)
- uncomfortable (adjective)
- armed (noun)
- other synonyms
- bivalve
Synonyms for Thorny:
adj.
•all (adjective) •awkward (adjective)- in-convenient,
- in opportune,
- un timeliest,
- ill ease,
- un-pleasant,
- un timelier,
- most compromising,
- in convenient,
- un-timelier,
- un-timeliest,
- un-timely,
- more compromising,
- un timely,
- un pleasant,
- inconvenient,
- in-opportune,
- painful.
- tight,
- wearing,
- rugged,
- burdensome,
- rough,
- paradoxical,
- cantankerous,
- fussy,
- finicky,
- formidable,
- complicated,
- tangled,
- hard,
- complex,
- demanding,
- mystifying,
- meandering,
- toilsome,
- laborious,
- strenuous,
- wearying,
- adverse,
- trying,
- bothersome,
- harsh,
- hard to solve,
- stressful,
- arduous,
- grinding,
- severe,
- wearisome,
- contrary,
- enigmatical,
- uphill,
- onerous,
- involved,
- hard to explain,
- cumbersome,
- oppressive.
- more gordian,
- reticular,
- more ramified,
- most reticular,
- most nodulous,
- mazier,
- maziest,
- Nodulous,
- up hill,
- effortful,
- more reticular,
- most gordian,
- more nodulous,
- up-hill,
- most ramified.
- more disconcerting,
- most mind bending,
- more mind bending,
- more mind-bending,
- dis concerting,
- more mindbending,
- most mind-bending,
- most disconcerting,
- dis-concerting,
- mind bending,
- most mindbending,
- mindbending.
- pointed,
- pointy,
- pronged,
- spiky,
- ground fine,
- apical,
- sagittal,
- sharp-edged,
- needle-point,
- Thistly,
- keen-edged,
- razor-sharp,
- needle-like,
- splintery,
- Unblunted,
- cutting,
- jagged,
- acute,
- horned,
- keen,
- Needle-pointed,
- spikiest,
- tined,
- lancinating,
- acuate,
- spikier,
- knife-edged,
- stabbing,
- razor-edged,
- spear-like,
- spiked,
- spinous,
- Acuminous,
- needlelike.
n.
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- critical.
Other synonyms:
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- intolerable,
- unfeasible,
- messy,
- recalcitrant,
- insolvable,
- straitened,
- Echinate,
- unbridgeable,
- insuperable,
- insupportable,
- Pricky,
- insurmountable.
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- gray.
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- heavy.
- clam.
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Equivalence
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Independent
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Adjective
barbed, spiny, challenging, tough, arduous, sore, sticky, complex, fragile, inconvenient, onerous, precarious, embarrassing, troubling.
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Noun, singular or mass
razor.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
delicate, intractable, tricky, sensitive, contentious, troublesome, complicated, problematic, awkward, controversial, daunting, sticking, cumbersome, painful, hot.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Thorny:
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adj.
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difficult, problematic
helpful, straightforward, convenient, pleasant.
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Other antonyms:
painless, simple, unarmed, uncomplicated, effortless, undemanding, unproblematic, manageable.
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difficult, problematic
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