Hollow and Protuberance

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Hollow noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.

Usage example: made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy

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Protuberance is an antonym for hollow.

Nearby Words: hollowed, hollowing, hollowly

Protuberance noun - A part that sticks out from the general mass of something.

Usage example: the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown

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Hollow is an antonym for protuberance.

Nearby Word: protuberant

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Protuberance and Hollow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hollow/protuberance

Hollow & Protuberance. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hollow/protuberance>.

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