Synonyms of bristled

bristled

verb

past tense of bristle

1

as in buzzed

to be copiously supplied

a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzed
• bursted
• burst
• hummed
• bulged
• brimmed
• abounded
• swarmed
• bustled
• teemed
• crawled
• overflowed
• pullulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needed
• wanted
• lacked

2

as in stormed

to express one's anger usually violently

the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stormed
• raged
• fumed
• raved
• ran amuck
• ranted
• made a scene
• blustered
• ran amok
• steamed
• seethed
• fretted
• burnt
• fulminated
• foamed
• carried on
• smoldered
• flared (up)
• rampaged
• smouldered
• flipped (out)
• chafed
• stewed
• took on
• blew up
• burned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contained
• composed
• collected
• soothed
• suppressed
• checked
• swallowed
• restrained
• stifled
• subdued
• smothered
• tempered
• repressed
• strangled
• choked (back)
• appeased
• eased
• relaxed
• allayed
• pacified
• moderated
• curbed
• reined
• pocketed
• cooled
• settled
• quieted
• calmed
• stilled
• toned (down)
• hushed
• quelled
• let up

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of bristled

Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras. —Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024

The union had previously argued for years that publishing actors’ true birth dates could limit their employment prospects, while LGBTQ groups bristled at the database’s practice of publishing birth names of transgender people. —Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024

States must typically invite federal investigators to assess potential bird-flu cases in person, and some have bristled at the prospect of letting federal officials onto farms. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024