BULGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BULGE?

Need another word that means the same as “bulge”? Find 45 synonyms and 30 related words for “bulge” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bulge” are: bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, lump, projection, eruption, convexity, surge, upsurge, rise, increase, escalation, jump, leap, boost, intensification, augmentation, pouch, protrude, bug out, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, start, bulk, bag, swell, swell out, puff out, puff up, stick out, balloon, balloon out, balloon up, fill out, belly

Bulge as a Noun

Definitions of "Bulge" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bulge” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An unusual temporary increase in number or size.
• Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
• A rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.
• A piece of land which projects outwards from an otherwise regular line.

Synonyms of "Bulge" as a noun (25 Words)

augmentation	The lengthening of the time values of notes in a melodic part. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects.
boost	The act of giving hope or support to someone. The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy.
bump	A protuberance on a level surface. Her mosquito bites had come up in huge red bumps.
convexity	A shape that curves or bulges outward.
eruption	An act or instance of erupting. Irritable skin eruptions.
escalation	A rapid increase; a rise. There was a gradual escalation of hostilities.
excrescence	An abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body. The bony excrescence between its horns.
extrusion	Squeezing out by applying pressure. Craters serve as localized outlets for the extrusion of lava.
gibbosity	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
gibbousness	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
increase	The amount by which something increases. They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare.
intensification	Action that makes something stronger or more extreme. The intensification of agriculture.
jump	An obstacle to be jumped especially by a horse and rider in an equestrian competition. I woke up with a jump.
jut	A point that sticks out. We stopped on a jut of land.
leap	A thing to be leaped over or from. It doesn t take a great leap of imagination to recognize that you have held an important leadership role.
lump	An awkward stupid person. I won t stand a chance against a big lump like you.
projection	The projection of an image from a film onto a screen. Our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection.
prominence	A stream of incandescent gas projecting above the sun’s chromosphere. The steep rocky prominence resembled a snow capped mountain.
protrusion	The act of projecting out from something. A protrusion of rock jutted from the mountainside.
protuberance	The fact or state of protruding. Some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads.
rise	The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. I gained the crest of a rise and saw the plain stretched out before me.
surge	A sudden or abrupt strong increase. An upsurge of emotion.
swelling	A natural rounded protuberance. The lobes are prominent swellings on the base of the brain.
upsurge	A sudden or abrupt strong increase. An upsurge in vandalism and violent crime.

Usage Examples of "Bulge" as a noun

• The advance created an eastward-facing bulge in the line.
• A bulge in the birth rate.
• The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge.
• The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon.

Bulge as a Verb

Definitions of "Bulge" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bulge” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.
• Cause to bulge or swell outwards.
• Bulge outward.
• Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge.
• Be full of and distended with.
• Swell or protrude outwards.

Synonyms of "Bulge" as a verb (20 Words)

bag	Put something in a bag. Customers bagged their own groceries.
balloon	Ride in a hot air balloon. The trousers ballooned out below his waist.
balloon out	Ride in a hot-air balloon.
balloon up	Become inflated.
belly	Move or sit close to (a bar or table. As she leaned forward her pullover bellied out.
bug out	Annoy persistently.
bulge out	Bulge out form a bulge outward or be so full as to appear to bulge.
bulk	Stick out or up. The parcel bulked in the sack.
come out	Be received.
fill out	Plug with a substance.
pop	Heat popcorn or another foodstuff until it bursts open. Williams had spent his life hitting the bottle and popping pills.
pop out	Burst open with a sharp, explosive sound.
pouch	Put into a pouch. Hick pouched his fourth catch with ease.
protrude	Of an animal cause a body part to protrude. Something like a fin protruded from the water.
puff out	Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.
puff up	Blow hard and loudly.
start	Give a signal to competitors to start in a race. He couldn t get the car started.
stick out	Stick to firmly.
swell	Become or make greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume. She felt herself swell with pride.
swell out	Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger.

Usage Examples of "Bulge" as a verb

• A briefcase bulging with documents.
• His stomach bulged after the huge meal.
• The veins in his neck bulged.

Associations of "Bulge" (30 Words)

all	To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly. Dressed all in black.
bump	In a race gain a bump against. She was bumped for a youthful model.
contain	Include or contain have as a component. He must contain his hatred.
entire	Constituting the undiminished entirety lacking nothing essential especially not damaged Bacon. An ideological system with which he is in entire agreement.
entirety	The whole of something. He read the article in its entirety.
excrescence	An unattractive or superfluous object or feature. The building is a sixties excrescence foisted on an otherwise flawless street.
fill	Any material that fills a space or container. Fill the child with pride.
filled	Of purchase orders that have been filled. Fog filled air.
forward	Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. Rory leaned forward over the table.
fulfill	Put in effect.
full	Gather or pleat fabric so as to make a garment full. Volumizing products coat each strand making hair appear thick and much fuller.
gamut	The lowest note in the gamut scale. The whole gamut of human emotion.
jut	Extend out or project in space. We stopped on a jut of land.
laden	Remove with or as if with a ladle. The moisture laden air.
occupied	(of a place, especially a country) taken control of by military conquest or settlement. Tasks which kept her occupied for the day.
overcrowd	Fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable. Try not to overcrowd the leaflet with text.
projection	The projection of an image from a film onto a screen. The band use stage projections featuring moon shots.
protrude	Of an animal cause a body part to protrude. Something like a fin protruded from the water.
protrusion	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. A protrusion of rock jutted from the mountainside.
protuberance	A thing that protrudes from something else. Some dinosaurs evolved protuberances on top of their heads.
replete	Deeply filled or permeated. Sensational popular fiction replete with adultery and sudden death.
restock	Stock again. He restocked his land with pheasants.
sate	Supply (someone) with as much as or more of something than is desired or can be managed. He was sated with flying.
satiety	The state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more. A molecule that seems to regulate satiety.
satisfy	Fill satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. Social services is trying to satisfy the needs of so many different groups.
stuffed	Of a toy made of fabric stuffed with a soft filling. The pickles are splendid you ll be stuffed by the time the meal arrives.
suffice	Be enough or adequate. A B grade doesn t suffice to get me into medical school.
sufficiency	Self sufficiency or independence of character especially of an arrogant or imperious sort. The judge would rule on the sufficiency of the provocation.
superabundance	A quantity that is more than what is appropriate.
whole	Acting together as a single undiversified whole. Europe considered as a whole.