Synonyms for stringy
ˈstrɪŋ istringy

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1. stringyadjective

   Synonyms:
   filamentous, fibrous

2. stringyadjective

   Comprised of, or resembling, string or strings.

   The meat was quite stringy.

   Synonyms:
   fibrous, filamentous

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1. stringy, wiryadjective

   lean and sinewy

   Synonyms:
   ropey, wiry, unchewable, ropy, thready, fibrous, sinewy

   Antonyms:
   fat, substantial, material, tender, real, thin

2. fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewableadjective

   (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

   Synonyms:
   muscular, hefty, tendinous, unchewable, wiry, hempen, brawny, ropy, ropey, thready, fibrous, powerful, sinewy

   Antonyms:
   fat, real, substantial, tender, material, thin

3. ropy, ropey, stringy, threadyadjective

   forming viscous or glutinous threads

   Synonyms:
   wiry, filamentlike, filiform, threadlike, unchewable, filamentous, ropey, ropy, thready, fibrous, sinewy

   Antonyms:
   real, fat, substantial, material, thin, tender

4. stringyadjective

   consisting of or containing string or strings

   Synonyms:
   ropy, ropey, unchewable, sinewy, thready, fibrous, wiry

   Antonyms:
   substantial, real, thin, fat, material, tender

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1. stringyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fibrous, filamentous

2. stringyadjective

   Synonyms:
   ropy, viscid, viscous, glutinous, adhesive, smeary, dauby

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1. stringyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fibrous, filamentous, ropy, viscid, tenacious, viscous

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1. Janet Helm:

   They have lots of stringy roots and big, hard-looking shells on them that people don't know how to peel or prepare, but I've never met a veggie I didn't like, so [the challenge is] getting people out of their culinary rut and into trying new things.