What is another word for thorny?
Pronunciation:
[ θˈɔːni], [ θˈɔːni], [ θ_ˈɔː_n_i]
Related words: thorny bush, thorny undergrowth, thorny branch, thorny vines, hook and thorn, prickly thorny beard, sticky brambles, spiky, spiky plant
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Similar words for thorny:
- all (adjective)
- awkward (adjective)
- dangerous (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- difficult, problematic (adjective)
- knifelike (adjective)
- knotty (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- perplexing (adjective)
- sharp (adjective)
- sharp, pointed (adjective)
- spiny (adjective)
- sticky (adjective)
- ticklish (adjective)
- tough (adjective)
- tricky (adjective)
- uncomfortable (adjective)
- armed (noun)
- other relevant words (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.
- mazy,
- dangerous,
- perplexing,
- uncomfortable,
- tough,
- hispid,
- knotty,
- difficult,
- ill-fitting,
- awkward,
- sticky,
- ticklish,
- mind-bending,
- beyond one,
- tricky.
- 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.
How to use "Thorny" in context?
vine
thorny vine is a vine found growing mostly in eastern North America. It is a fast-growing vine that can reach up to 30 feet in height and spread across the ground like a a mat. The vine is covered in long, coarse hairs that can protect it from the cold and provide insulation. The thorny vine is known for its grapes, which are small, tart and contain a large quantity of sugar.
Paraphrases for Thorny:
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Equivalence
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Independent
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Adjective
arduous, barbed, challenging, complex, embarrassing, fragile, inconvenient, onerous, precarious, sore, spiny, sticky, tough, 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
awkward, complicated, contentious, controversial, cumbersome, daunting, delicate, hot, intractable, painful, problematic, sensitive, sticking, tricky, troublesome.
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Adjective
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