Synonyms for woolly

Synonyms for (adj) woolly

Synonyms: lanate, woolly

Definition: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

Usage: the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton

Similar words: hirsute, haired, hairy

Definition: having or covered with hair

Usage: Jacob was a hairy man; a hairy caterpillar


Synonyms: woolly, woolly-haired, wooly, wooly-haired

Definition: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Usage: woolly lambs

Similar words: hirsute, haired, hairy

Definition: having or covered with hair

Usage: Jacob was a hairy man; a hairy caterpillar


Synonyms: muddled, muzzy, addled, befuddled, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded

Definition: confused and vague; used especially of thinking

Usage: muddleheaded ideas; your addled little brain; woolly thinking; woolly-headed ideas

Similar words: confused

Definition: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

Usage: the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused


Synonyms: flocculent, woolly, wooly

Definition: having a fluffy character or appearance

Similar words: soft

Definition: yielding readily to pressure or weight


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