Synonyms & related words for fibrous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fibrous — including stringy, sinewy, fibered, cartilaginous, gristly, fibroid. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fibrous

Explore words related to fibrous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fibriform, desmoid, fibrovascular, stringiness, fibers, gomuti, scleroprotein, cellulose. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fibrous

Common synonyms for fibrous include stringy, sinewy, fibered, cartilaginous, gristly, fibroid, thready, hairlike — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fibrous come from?

The word fibrous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fibr-, from Latin fibra (“fiber”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.