ribbed

Questions about ribbed

What does ribbed mean?

ribbed means "furnished or strengthened with ribs". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ribbed?

ribbed has 1 syllable: ribbed. In IPA it is /ˈɹɪbd/.

What is another word for ribbed?

Close synonyms include costate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of ribbed?

The recorded antonyms are ribless.

Is ribbed a common word?

ribbed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.