Synonyms for wooden
ˈwʊd nwood·en

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. wooden

   Synonyms:
   clumsy, dull, heavy, inert, ponderous, slow, sluggish, stony

   Antonyms:
   aerial, airy, animated, ethereal, fairylike, frolicsome, gay, joyous, light, lively, sprightly

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1. woodenadjective

   made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

   "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"

   Antonyms:
   nonwoody, graceful

2. woodenadjective

   lacking ease or grace

   "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"

   Antonyms:
   graceful, nonwoody

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. woodenadjective

   Synonyms:
   made of wood

2. woodenadjective

   Synonyms:
   woody, ligneous

3. woodenadjective

   Synonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, ungainly, stiff

4. woodenadjective

   Synonyms:
   wood-cut

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1. List of paraphrases for "wooden":

   wood, muk, timber, lumber

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1. Ross Anderson:

   We used a combination of all of the data supplied by ATSB, historical research and maritime archaeological analyses to determine both wrecks were in fact 19th Century merchant sailing ships – one wooden and one iron – both carrying coal.

2. Pearson Cross:

   Bill Cassidy is a really stiff, wooden, uncommunicative candidate who is a bad speaker, bill Cassidy's Bill Cassidy.

3. Andrew Chamberlain:

   However, wood is not preserved on most Neolithic archaeological sites and no wooden measuring devices have been found in prehistoric Britain.

4. Heather Mercer:

   The situation is extreme, very dangerous, yesterday, they were throwing tear gas, shooting bullets and hitting people back with wooden batons.

5. Mihaela Gheorghe:

   I was in my fourth-floor flat when the fire started. We ran out. The fire brigade came but they found it hard to find a water supply at first, we raised several issues to the builder, the maintenance companies and the council about the safety of having all these wooden balconies.