feathered

The word “feathered” has 2 syllables: feath-ered

It's pronounced as /ˈfɛðərd/


What is synonym and antonym for feathered?

In the thesaurus, “feathered” has 87 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for feathered along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for feathered

Antonyms for feathered

  • bared
  • blemished
  • defaced
  • denuded
  • disfigured
  • dismantled
  • displayed
  • divested
  • exposed
  • lowly
  • marred
  • revealed
  • scarred
  • simplified
  • slow
  • spoiled
  • spoilt
  • streamlined
  • stripped
  • stript
  • uglified
  • uncovered

Meanings of feathered

  • verb
    1. To cover or furnish with feathers.
    2. To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.
    3. To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.
    4. To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight.
    5. To finely shave or bevel an edge.
    6. To intergrade or blend the pixels of an image with those of a background or neighboring image.
    7. To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe.
    8. To render light as a feather; to give wings to.
    9. To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.
    10. To tread, as a cock.
    11. To accidentally touch the cue ball with the tip of the cue when taking aim.
  • adjective
    1. Covered with feathers.
    2. Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
    3. Having a finely bevelled edge.
    4. Badly beaten.
    5. (in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
    6. Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.

Example Sentences

  • The feathered bird spread its wings and took flight.
  • She wore a beautiful feathered hat to the party.
  • The artist painted a feathered texture on the bird’s body.
  • The feathered creatures in the zoo attracted many visitors.
  • The hunter admired the feathered game he had caught.

On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to feathered, such as: accessorized, adorned, alar, alate, arrayed, bared, beautified.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

kayaked

oared

paddled

  • assailed
  • assaulted
  • attacked
  • bashed
  • basted
  • batted
  • battered
  • beat
  • beat up on
  • belabored
  • belted
  • beset
  • birched
  • blackjacked
  • bludgeoned
  • boxed
  • buffeted
  • bunged up
  • bust
  • busted
  • caned
  • canoed
  • chopped
  • clobbered
  • clouted
  • clubbed
  • cowhided
  • cracked
  • cudgeled
  • cudgelled
  • cuffed
  • curried
  • did
  • drubbed
  • feathered
  • fibbed
  • flagellated
  • flogged
  • fustigated
  • gored
  • hammered
  • hided
  • hit
  • horsewhipped
  • kayaked
  • knocked
  • laced
  • lacerated
  • laid on
  • lambasted
  • lammed
  • lashed
  • lathered
  • leathered
  • licked
  • maimed
  • mangled
  • mauled
  • mutilated
  • oared
  • pasted
  • pelted
  • pistol-whipped
  • poled
  • pommeled
  • pommelled
  • pounded
  • pulled
  • pummeled
  • pummelled
  • punched
  • punched out
  • punted
  • raided
  • rawhided
  • rowed
  • rushed
  • scourged
  • sculled
  • slammed
  • slapped
  • slated
  • slogged
  • smacked
  • smashed
  • socked
  • spanked
  • stormed
  • strapped
  • swatted
  • swiped
  • switched
  • tanned
  • thrashed
  • threshed
  • thumped
  • thwacked
  • tromped
  • walloped
  • whacked
  • whaled
  • whammed
  • whapped
  • whipped
  • whomped
  • whopped
  • whupped
  • worked over
  • wounded

garnished

jeweled


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