THICKENING Synonyms

• the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• hard to pass through because of dense growth

• having high relative density or specific gravity

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• having component parts closely crowded together

• thick like gelatin

• the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

• having a relatively high resistance to flow

• having the sticky properties of an adhesive

• transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

• change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

• cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

• become gelatinous

• make viscous or dense

• make thick or thicker

• become thick or thicker

• make broader

• extend in scope or range or area

• vary in order to spread risk or to expand

• become broader

• undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

• make more concise

• remove water from

• cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

• become more compact or concentrated

• develop due to condensation

• compress or concentrate

• devote (oneself) fully to

• consume all of one's attention or time

• make stronger

• strengthen and support with rewards

• become broader or wider or more extensive

• make (clothes) larger

• make wider

• extend in scope or range or area

• enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages

• form or accumulate steadily

• prepare oneself for a military confrontation

• bolster or strengthen

• change the use of and make available or usable