Synonyms of beetle

beetle 1 of 2

verb

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point

houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a "bump"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrude
• poke
• bulge
• stand out
• pouch
• project
• stick out
• bunch
• swell
• balloon
• pout
• overhang
• jut
• pooch
• bag
• dome
• belly
• billow
• start
• mushroom
• extend
• snowball
• stretch
• inflate
• elongate
• lengthen
• blow up
• dilate
• distend
• expand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrink
• contract
• compress
• condense
• constrict

beetle

2 of 2

noun

as in hammer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hammer
• mallet
• cane
• sledgehammer
• maul
• bat
• rod
• billy club
• billy
• gavel
• cudgel
• baton
• bludgeon
• birch
• truncheon
• bastinade
• mace
• shillalah
• nightstick
• staff
• hickory
• sap
• bastinado
• waddy
• rattan
• club
• shillelagh
• blackjack
• knobkerrie
• rung
• crozier
• switch
• stave
• crook
• crosier
• crabstick
• walking stick
• whangee

Examples of beetle in a Sentence

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Verb

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The Asian lady beetles, commonly referred to as Halloween beetles, are starting to invade homes across Ohio. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2024

What makes lady beetles effective natural enemies in preventative biological control? —Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024