intumescence
[in-too-mes-uhns, -tyoo-]
/ ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs əns, -tyʊ- /
NOUN
bulge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
blob
bump
bunch
bunching
convexity
dilation
distention
excess
excrescence
gibbosity
growth
hump
jut
outgrowth
outthrust
pouch
projection
prominence
promontory
protrusion
protuberance
sac
sagging
salience
superfluity
swelling
tuberosity
tumefaction
tumor
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONG
depression
ingrowth
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
