Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb protrude

3 senses of protrude

Sense 1
stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project -- (extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff")

Sense 2
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Sense 3
bulge, pouch, protrude -- (swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Antonyms of adj protruding

1 sense of protruding

Sense 1
jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking (predicate), sticking out (predicate) -- (extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck")

INDIRECT (VIA protrusive) -> intrusive -- (thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea")

Similarity of adj protruding

1 sense of protruding

Sense 1
jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking (predicate), sticking out (predicate) -- (extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck")
       => protrusive (vs. intrusive) -- (thrusting outward)