FURRED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈfərd

Definition of furred

as in shaggy

covered with or as if with hair a girl who loves all furred animals, from hamsters to bears

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verb

past tense of fur

as in silted

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Her current companions are a pair of dark-furred rescues named Bear and Pharrah. — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar. — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023 Siamangs are black-furred, tree-dwelling primates found throughout the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo. — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 The hybrid is a short-furred bear that is more adept at handling hot temperatures than the grizzly. — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for furred

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The Roger Clubhouse has more than initially meets the eye with its all-white colorway, as the laces feature a shaggy texture and two red stitch embellishments are added at the heel.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Aptly named after Abdalla’s character, the Allie-Cat cut echoes Allie Hayes’s effortless confidence with shaggy layers of tousled brunette waves with golden-blonde highlights that had fans swooning for more than just hot hockey players.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026

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Next is nourishment, which is about making sure that the space created by the loss of your person isn’t only filled with pain.

— Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
The Burberry x Smythson notebooks are filled with Smythson’s signature blue lightweight paper, while the opening and closing pages feature a London map print inspired by the fall 2026 Burberry runway collection, or the house check.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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