PULPY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

pulpy

adjective

ˈpəl-pē

Definition of pulpy

as in juicy

full of juice good, ripe peaches will be pulpy and not mealy

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as in soft

giving easily to the touch the pulpy flesh of ripe fruit

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Recent Examples of pulpy Though little more than a précis of the actual book, this oversized paperback, printed on the pulpiest of papers, marked a watershed in my young life. — Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 But the director has spent decades digging for gold amid pulpier genres, turning out oddball horror, thriller, and comic-book movies. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 An even pulpier tableau calls back to that scene in the final moments of the premiere. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026 For the 1991 update, Robert De Niro turns the terror up even higher for his take on Cady, and Scorsese puts out a bare-knuckle thriller that’s pulpier than almost anything else in his repertoire. — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024 These are powerful tools for filmmakers who play around in the pulpier genres. — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulpy

Adjective

The standout dish, however, was the juicy scarlet prawns on a bed of creamy, lemony Portuguese rice.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
The story is so entertaining and juicy, but at the end of the day, this really happened.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of juicy

Adjective

But, for me, the softer spotlight on HABIBTI has been part of its charm all along — and highlights the risk in releasing three albums at once.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Against his soft, sensitive frame, this underwater world looks impossibly hard.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of soft

Adjective

Smaller, groundcovering sedums like ‘Fulda Glow’ and ‘Tri-Color’ draw in the eye with their fleshy leaves that come in striking shades of green, red, white, and more.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Sep. 2026
In late summer or early fall, dig up the plant and divide the fleshy roots into clumps with one to three eyes.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fleshy

Adjective

There’s a real zing to the sauce au poivre, which is mahogany-dark and sticky with demi-glace, and a cozy depth to the paccheri, floppy cylinders of pasta in a cream sauce with kale and sausage.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
There is of course another way to hear ABBA songs sung live onstage, though sadly without Greek island backdrops or background singers wearing floppy swim fins.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of floppy

Adjective

The apple pieces cook up nice and tender without becoming mushy, adding bright and tart pops of fresh fruit flavor throughout the scone.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
Choose grapes that are firm, plump, mold-free, and attached to fresh stems; avoid mushy, wrinkled, or brown grapes.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mushy

Adjective

For three years, as Israeli bombs made ruins of the ground, some of the trees and vines had clung to life in the spongy layer of clay below.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Adding a thin layer of organic compost can help break down thatch, a spongy layer of dead and living organic matter that exceeds 1/2-inch thick between the green grass and the soil.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

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