Synonyms & related words for filamentary

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of filamentary — including threadlike, cirrous, thready, fibrous, stringy, hairlike. 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 filamentary

Explore words related to filamentary — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include filamented, filaments, filamentous, multifilament, filum, myofilament, filiform, fibril. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for filamentary

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

Where does filamentary come from?

The word filamentary breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: fila, from Latin filum (“thread”); -ment, from Latin mentum (“result of”); and -ary, from Latin arius (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.