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

Need another word that means the same as “bulging”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “bulging” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bulging” are: convex, bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant

Bulging as an Adjective

Definitions of "Bulging" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bulging” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Curving or bulging outward.
• Swelling outwards; protruding.
• Full or distended.
• Curving outward.

Synonyms of "Bulging" as an adjective (6 Words)

bellied	Curving outward. Fat bellied men.
bellying	Curving outward.
bulbous	Shaped like a bulb. The bulbous buttercup.
bulgy	Curving outward. Ugly creatures with bulgy eyes.
convex	Curving or bulging outward. A convex lens.
protuberant	Protruding; bulging. His protuberant eyes fluttered open.

Usage Examples of "Bulging" as an adjective

• He stared with bulging eyes.
• My bulging suitcase is sitting by the door.

Associations of "Bulging" (30 Words)

all	To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly. All parties are welcome.
bump	In a race gain a bump against. If no one responds after 24 hours you can bump your thread.
contain	Include or contain have as a component. Since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation.
entire	Constituting the undiminished entirety lacking nothing essential especially not damaged. An entire town devastated by an earthquake.
entirety	The state of being total and complete. She would have to stay in her room for the entirety of the weekend.
excrescence	A distinct outgrowth on a body or plant, resulting from disease or abnormality. The males often have a strange excrescence on the tip of the snout.
fill	Any material that fills a space or container. Elinor s eyes filled with tears.
filled	Of purchase orders that have been filled. Theirs was a house filled with laughter.
forward	Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. I look forward to seeing you.
fulfill	Put in effect.
full	The state or time of full moon. Full grown.
gamut	The lowest note in the gamut scale. A face that expressed a gamut of emotions.
jut	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. She put up her head and jutted out her chin with determination.
laden	Burdened psychologically or mentally. Ladened is not current usage.
occupied	Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged. Not all the occupied or tenanted apartments were well kept up.
overcrowd	Cause to crowd together too much. 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 protrudes; a protuberance. A protrusion of rock jutted from the mountainside.
protuberance	A thing that protrudes from something else. The occipital protuberance was well developed.
replete	Filled to satisfaction with food or drink. Sensational popular fiction replete with adultery and sudden death.
restock	Stock again. Work began at once to restock the fishery.
sate	Fill to satisfaction. He was sated with flying.
satiety	The feeling or state of being sated. A molecule that seems to regulate satiety.
satisfy	Fill satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. The whole team is working flat out to satisfy demand.
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 sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity. 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. Her father questioned the young suitor s sufficiency.
superabundance	A quantity that is more than what is appropriate.
whole	To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent whole is often used informally for wholly. A whole loaf of bread.