Synonyms & related words for trowel

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of trowel. 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 trowel

Explore words related to trowel — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include shovel, spadeful, shovelful, spade, spatula, mattock, unsubtly, pickax. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does trowel come from?

The word trowel breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trow, from Latin trulla (“scoop, ladle”); and -el, from Latin -ellus (“diminutive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.