Thorny Synonyms and Antonyms

thôrnē
Full of sharp needlelike protuberances
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. briery
  2. echinate
  3. prickly
  4. pricky
  5. spiny
  6. thistly
Antonyms:
  1. dull
  2. smooth
  3. unpointed
Thick with thorns
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. barbed
  2. prickly
  3. spiny
  4. bristly
  5. briery
  6. nettlesome
  7. sharp
  8. bristled
  9. setaceous
  10. annoying
  11. stinging
  12. thistly
  13. controversial
  14. difficult
  15. echinated
  16. barbellate
  17. pointed
  18. spiky
  19. briary
  20. problematic
  21. echinate
  22. spined
  23. sticky
  24. tough
  25. burred
  26. tricky
  27. troublesome
  28. burry
  29. unpleasant
  30. vexatious
  31. setose
Antonyms:
  1. smooth
  2. soft
  3. glabrous
Troublesome
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. bothersome
  2. perplexing
  3. formidable
Antonyms:
  1. easy
  2. solvable
  3. untroublesome

Words Related to Thorny

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Thorny Sentence Examples

  • His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.

  • When confronted with any thorny societal problem, I apply the same basic thought process I used on the five topics of this book.

  • There are also two kinds of shrubby plants, a thorny Composita called " ccanlli " and another, called " tola," which is a resinous Baccharis and is used for fuel.

  • Thorny acacias, euphorbias and aloes are still, however, found in patches on the plains.

  • There sat the thorny Sorcerer in his chair of state, and when the Wizard saw him he began to laugh, uttering comical little chuckles.

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