Antonyms of adj toothless

2 senses of toothless

Sense 1
toothless (vs. toothed) -- (lacking teeth; "most birds are toothless"; "a toothless old crone")

toothed (vs. toothless) -- (having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed")
        => buck-toothed -- (having protruding upper front teeth)
        => cogged -- (having cogs; "a cogged wheel")
        => fine-toothed (prenominal), fine-tooth (prenominal) -- (having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed comb")
        => gap-toothed -- (having widely spaced teeth; "his gap-toothed grin")
        => saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre-toothed -- (having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger")
        => small-toothed -- (having small teeth)
        => toothlike -- (resembling a tooth)
        => toothy -- (having or showing prominent teeth; "a toothy smile")
        => tusked -- (having tusks)

Sense 2
toothless -- (lacking necessary force for effectiveness; "a toothless piece of legislation")

INDIRECT (VIA ineffective) -> effective, effectual, efficacious -- (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law")

Similarity of adj toothless

2 senses of toothless

Sense 1
toothless (vs. toothed) -- (lacking teeth; "most birds are toothless"; "a toothless old crone")
       => edental, edentate, edentulate -- (having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals")
       => edentulous -- (having lost teeth)

Sense 2
toothless -- (lacking necessary force for effectiveness; "a toothless piece of legislation")
       => ineffective (vs. effective), uneffective, ineffectual -- (not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation")

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