Meanings
- not comparableNotched or cut like a saw.
That knife has a serrated blade.
1 more example
The sun-god, Shamash, is shown as a bearded man with rays flaring from his shoulders, cutting his way through the eastern horizon with his characteristic serrated knife.
1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 11, column 2Synonyms: jagged
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of serrate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNotched or cut like a saw.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenotched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Past participle of serrate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian назъ́бен
- назъ́бен (nazắben)Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Catalan serrat
- serratsaw-like
Czech zubatý, zubatý
- zubatýHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- zubatýsaw-like
Danish tandet
- tandetsaw-like
Dutch gekarteld, gekarteld
- gekarteldHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- gekarteldsaw-like
Esperanto denta
- dentasaw-like
Finnish sahalaitainen, sahalaitainen
- sahalaitainenHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- sahalaitainensaw-like
French denté, dentelé
- dentéHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- denteléHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- dentésaw-like
- dentelésaw-like
Hawaiian nihoniho, nihoniho
- nihonihoHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- nihonihosaw-like
Hungarian recés
- recéssaw-like
Italian seghettato, dentellato
- seghettatoHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- dentellatoHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- seghettatosaw-like
- dentellatosaw-like
Japanese 鋸歯状, 鋸歯状
- 鋸歯状 (kyoshijō)Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- 鋸歯状 (kyoshijō)saw-like
Malay bergerigi, bergerigi
- bergerigiHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- bergerigisaw-like
Māori nihoniho, taratara
- nihonihoHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- tarataraHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- nihonihosaw-like
- taratarasaw-like
Persian دندانهدار, دندانهدار
- دندانهدار (dandâne-dâr)Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- دندانهدار (dandâne-dâr)saw-like
- ارهگون (arregun)saw-like
Polish ząbkowany, pilasty
- ząbkowanyHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- pilastysaw-like
Portuguese serrado, serrado
- serradoHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- serradosaw-like
Spanish serrado, aserruchado
- serradosaw-like
- aserruchadosaw-like
- dentadosaw-like
Swedish sågtandad, sågad
- sågtandadHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- sågadHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Turkish tırtıklı, dişli
- tırtıklıHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- dişlisaw-like
Welsh danheddog, dragiog
- danheddogHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
- dragiogHaving a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with serrated
Anagrams
Cite this entry
serrated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serrated
“serrated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serrated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serrated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serrated.
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