JUTTED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

jutted

verb

past tense of jut

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point the sandbar juts out into the ocean

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Recent Examples of jutted Each shoe also featured peep toes and wooden heels that jutted towards the soles. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 Lock, who is in his eighth NFL season, calmly faked a handoff on fourth-and-1, jutted to his left and located Smith-Njigba, who did the rest with his legs. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Its three-dimensional skirt jutted out from the hips, while giant slits put Theron’s legs on full display. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026 Above, metal spigots jutted out from overhead — one in the center of the ceiling, one on each side, the trio repeating every 10 feet as the tunnel stretched out ahead. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 Although all of the cars in the race had been pruned of windshield and fenders, even the exhaust system and muffler had been removed on these Fords so that four snub-nosed pipes jutted straight from the hood. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 Her mouth jutted open longwise, like an exclamation point. — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 Our room, for example, had luxuries like a bathtub that jutted out from the bathroom, overlooking the oversized terrace that stepped us into the layered garden. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Instead, it was operated from a board that jutted out from the left side of the wagon. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026

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The semiaquatic predator’s eyes would have also protruded from the skull, similar to the Indian gharial, because the eye sockets were raised like a telescope, Burke added.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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