cobwebby

adjective

ˈkäb-ˌwe-bē How to pronounce cobwebby (audio)
Definition of cobwebbynext
1
as in filmy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance wore a gown of cobwebby georgette

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull cobwebby bits of cracker-barrel philosophy that were stale even 200 years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through a cobwebby crocheted doily

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobwebby
  1. filmy
  2. stereotyped
  3. sheer
  4. gossamer
  5. transparent
  6. gauzy
  7. tired
  8. diaphanous
Adjective
  • Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.
    Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Definition of filmy
Adjective
  • Founded by artists who grew up in Maryvale, Salcido said the purpose of Labor is to be the bridge that shows the artistic capacity and potential of Maryvale because the neighborhood is too often stereotyped, underrepresented and ignored.
    David Ulloa Jr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Chicano artists also critically reexamined stereotyped figures, such as the pachuco and pachuca, and retold current and historic events through artworks that questioned hegemonic narratives.
    Mary Thomas, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of stereotyped
Adjective
  • That’s the experience the viewer simply must embrace with The Brutalist: giving themselves over to the sheer loudness of it all.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The sheer scale of the Los Angeles fires and the prominence of the location have delivered an unprecedented amount of eyeballs to the young platform.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of sheer
Adjective
  • No matter how far-fetched the premise or gossamer-thin the story, the musical invites (compels) us to go along with its essential surrealism, to travel to that dream space where everyday life suddenly moves and sounds deliriously out of this world.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 7 May 2020
  • For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.
    Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
Definition of gossamer
Adjective
  • Being transparent and genuine with my team has fostered a culture of trust and loyalty, which is essential for long-term success. 3.
    Danielle Correia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Those are all good whiskies, but one company has been making blends that are just a little more interesting and a lot more transparent: Compass Box.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of transparent
Adjective
  • Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons.
    Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair.
    Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020
Definition of gauzy
Adjective
  • In Germany in the early 1930s, many people were tired of violence, uncertainty, and a failing economy and hoped that a strong leader would heed their concerns and come up with new and effective solutions to bring better and calmer days.
    Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • People are tired of prescribed approaches to their work.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of tired
Adjective
  • The delicate, detailed little top that stops at the ribcage gives enough grace and space for the billowing bottom half, with sheer panels and dramatic, diaphanous cuffs.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
  • As the head of a tech company, Kidman affects an office version of the high femme with diaphanous blouses and soft updos.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of diaphanous
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near cobwebby

cobweb

cobwebby

cobwebs

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Cobwebby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobwebby. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.