Synonyms: sticking, sticking out, jutting, protruding, projected, projecting, relieved
Definition: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
Usage: the jutting limb of a tree; massive projected buttresses; his protruding ribs; a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck
Similar words: protrusive
Definition: thrusting outward
Synonyms: relieved, eased, alleviated
Definition: (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
Similar words: mitigated
Definition: made less severe or intense
Usage: he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty