SPIKELIKE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

spikelike

adjective

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Adjective

Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of spiky

Adjective

The man’s skull had broken in 61 separate places, and another 60 jagged bits of bone were distributed across his ribs.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Arctic dreams Russian President Vladimir Putin has long envisioned the 3,500-mile route along Russia’s jagged Arctic coastline becoming a major artery for trade – and a driver of investment in Russian ports and oil and gas fields.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of jagged

Adjective

Light tubes, chains, scaffolds, chairs and a barbed wire table all made an appearance.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Instead of trying to locate bears in the wild, the survey relies on hair samples collected in barbed wire traps, which can be used to identify individual bears based on their DNA.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of barbed

Adjective

Continue reading … TAKING A STAND — Ex-Seattle Times columnist explains resigning on the spot over spiked column.

— , FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Two of the goals (and eight points) came at even strength, and his even-strength goal share spiked (12-7, 63 percent) from late November through the end of December.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiked

Adjective

The other part of the two-pronged attack is Michael Whetstone, Suzan Wexler and our entire art department, who have transformed the back lot at Warner Brothers into West Philly.

— Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Bessent described a two-pronged approach featuring financial pressure and a physical blockade of Islamic republic's ports.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pronged

Adjective

The sharks were identified as juvenile spiny dogfish, a small species of shark commonly found along the Atlantic coast.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
The spiny, prickly leaves of Oregon grape holly start bronze-red in the spring, then turn green and become purple-red in the winter.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiny

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