knobbled Synonyms
Another word for knobbled
• adjective (Context 1)
Having small, rounded lumps, knots, or rough protuberances on the surface; gnarly or bumpy.
"The hiker leaned heavily on a knobbly oak walking stick as he ascended the steep trail."
• verb (Context 2)
To sabotage, disable, or unfairly thwart someone or something, especially a competitor or plan (past tense and past participle of knobble, a variant of nobble).
"A sudden knee injury nobble the defending champion right before the final match."
• verb (Context 3)
To rough-hew or break off projecting lumps from stone in a quarry before final dressing (past tense and past participle of knobble).
"The masons rough-hew the raw blocks of granite at the quarry before transporting them to the building site."
Opposites of knobbled
The opposite of knobbled shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: