Synonyms & related words for prickly

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prickly — including thorny, spiny, bristly, barbed, setaceous, waspish. 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 prickly

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Synonyms for prickly

Common synonyms for prickly include thorny, spiny, bristly, barbed, setaceous, waspish, setose, briery — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.