What is another word for sticky?
524 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ stˈɪki], [ stˈɪki], [ s_t_ˈɪ_k_i]
Sticky is an adjective used to describe something that is viscous, tacky, or adhesive. However, there are numerous other words we can use to convey the same meaning. Some synonyms for sticky include gluey, gooey, clingy, pasty, gummy, and tenacious. These words describe substances or materials that have a tendency to adhere to other surfaces or objects. In addition to these, other related expressions include greasy, slimy, wet, or damp, that have similar connotations to sticky. Being able to use a wide range of synonyms enhances our writing and allows us to express our ideas with more precision and nuance.
Synonyms for Sticky:
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adj.
• adhesive • close • hard • semi-liquid- buttery ,
- clotted ,
- creamy ,
- gelatinous ,
- glutinous ,
- gummy ,
- pulpy ,
- ropy ,
- semi-liquid ,
- soupy ,
- tacky ,
- viscid ,
- viscous .
- in convenient ,
- in opportune ,
- in-convenient ,
- in-opportune ,
- un comfortable ,
- un pleasant ,
- un timelier ,
- un timeliest ,
- un timely ,
- un-comfortable ,
- un-pleasant ,
- un-timelier ,
- un-timeliest ,
- un-timely .
- drizzlier ,
- drizzliest ,
- more mucid ,
- more mucous ,
- more muculent ,
- most mucid ,
- most mucous ,
- most muculent ,
- slimier .
- mis tier ,
- mis-tier ,
- misty ,
- more drenched ,
- more dripping ,
- more irriguous ,
- more soaking ,
- more wettish ,
- most drenched ,
- most dripping ,
- most irriguous ,
- most soaking ,
- most wettish .
- be wildering ,
- be-wildering ,
- dis agreeable ,
- dis commodious ,
- dis concerting ,
- dis-agreeable ,
- dis-commodious ,
- dis-concerting ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperating ,
- in commodious ,
- in-commodious ,
- inconvenient ,
- more bewildering ,
- more compromising ,
- more discomfiting ,
- more discommoding ,
- more discommodious ,
- more disconcerting ,
- more distracting ,
- more exasperating ,
- more mortifying ,
- more rattling ,
- more troubling ,
- most bewildering ,
- most compromising ,
- most discomfiting ,
- most discommoding ,
- most discommodious ,
- most disconcerting ,
- most distracting ,
- most exasperating ,
- most mortifying ,
- most rattling ,
- most troubling ,
- troubling ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un propitious ,
- un seemlier ,
- un seemliest ,
- un seemly ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-easy ,
- un-propitious ,
- un-seemlier ,
- un-seemliest ,
- un-seemly ,
- unpropitious ,
- up setting ,
- up-setting .
- gluier ,
- gluiest ,
- jelly like ,
- more jelled ,
- more jellied ,
- more jelly like ,
- more jelly-like ,
- more jellylike ,
- more pudding ,
- most jelled ,
- most jellied ,
- most jelly like ,
- most jelly-like ,
- most jellylike ,
- most pudding .
- maziest ,
- more gordian ,
- more nodulous ,
- more ramified ,
- more reticular ,
- most gordian ,
- most nodulous ,
- most ramified .
- bound determined ,
- in terminable ,
- in-terminable ,
- inter-minable ,
- more bulldogged ,
- more perseverant ,
- more persisting ,
- most bulldogged ,
- never ending ,
- re solute ,
- re-solute ,
- un relenting ,
- un remitting ,
- un-flagging ,
- un-remitting ,
- un-shakable .
- at standstill ,
- in-active ,
- more deadlocked ,
- more format ,
- more gridlocked ,
- more stabile ,
- more stalled ,
- more unfluctuating ,
- most deadlocked ,
- most format ,
- most gridlocked ,
- most stabile ,
- most stalled ,
- most unfluctuating ,
- stabile ,
- standing still ,
- un changing ,
- un fluctuating ,
- un moving ,
- un varying ,
- un-changing ,
- un-fluctuating ,
- un-moving ,
- un-varying .
- Sacchariferous ,
- glacer ,
- glacest ,
- honeyed ,
- more candied ,
- more sacchariferous ,
- more syrupy ,
- most candied ,
- most sacchariferous ,
- most syrupy .
Other synonyms:
- clean .
- tight .
- lined .
- soggy .
- blank .
Other relevant words:
- Adhering ,
- Clinging ,
- Clingy ,
- Cohering ,
- Discomfiting ,
- Discomforting ,
- Fenny ,
- GUNKY ,
- Glairy ,
- Glutinose ,
- Gummous ,
- Inspissated ,
- Lentous ,
- Mucid ,
- Muculent ,
- Operose ,
- Pituitous ,
- Roric ,
- Roriferous ,
- Slabby ,
- Spoony ,
- Sudatory ,
- Sudoriferous ,
- Uliginous ,
- Wettish ,
- adherent ,
- agglomerate ,
- agglutinate ,
- agglutinative ,
- albuminous ,
- amylaceous ,
- awkward ,
- bad ,
- baking ,
- bathed in sweat ,
- bathetic ,
- beaded with sweat ,
- beery ,
- boggy ,
- bondable ,
- broiling ,
- bulldogged ,
- bulldoggy ,
- bullheaded ,
- bunglesome ,
- cake ,
- cement ,
- chocolate-box ,
- choky ,
- clabbered ,
- clayey ,
- cloggy ,
- close ,
- cloying ,
- clumsy ,
- coagulated ,
- cohesive ,
- complex ,
- complicated ,
- conglutinate ,
- consolidate ,
- controversial ,
- critical ,
- cumbersome ,
- curdled ,
- damp ,
- dampish ,
- dangerous ,
- dank ,
- debatable ,
- delicate ,
- dewy ,
- diaphoretic ,
- difficult ,
- doughy ,
- drippy ,
- embarrassing ,
- formidable ,
- fruity ,
- gelatin ,
- gloppy ,
- glue ,
- gluelike ,
- gluey ,
- grumous ,
- gum ,
- gumbo ,
- gushing ,
- hairy ,
- hard ,
- hazardous ,
- heavy ,
- hot ,
- humid ,
- iffy ,
- ill-chosen ,
- in a sweat ,
- inapt ,
- inept ,
- intricate ,
- involved ,
- jelled ,
- jellied ,
- jellylike ,
- knotty ,
- laborious ,
- lovey-dovey ,
- lute ,
- marshy ,
- mastic ,
- maudlin ,
- mawkish ,
- melting ,
- moist ,
- mortifying ,
- mucilaginous ,
- mucky ,
- mucous ,
- muddy ,
- muggy ,
- mushy ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nasty ,
- nettlesome ,
- nostalgic ,
- novelettish ,
- obstinate ,
- oozy ,
- oppressive ,
- oversentimental ,
- painful ,
- pallid ,
- paste ,
- pastelike ,
- pasty ,
- perilous ,
- persistent ,
- perspiring ,
- perspiry ,
- pitchy ,
- precarious ,
- prickly ,
- problematic ,
- rainy ,
- raw ,
- risky ,
- roasting ,
- rocky ,
- romantic ,
- rugged ,
- saccharine ,
- sappy ,
- schmaltzy ,
- self-adhesive ,
- sensitive ,
- sentimental ,
- sentimentalized ,
- slab ,
- slimy ,
- slippery ,
- slithery ,
- sloppy ,
- slushy ,
- sodden ,
- solder ,
- solidify ,
- soppy ,
- squashy ,
- squishy ,
- squooshy ,
- starchy ,
- static ,
- steaming ,
- steamy ,
- sticking ,
- stiff ,
- stifling ,
- stodgy ,
- strenuous ,
- stringy ,
- strong ,
- stubborn ,
- stuffy ,
- sudoric ,
- sudorific ,
- suffocating ,
- sultry ,
- swampy ,
- sweating ,
- sweaty ,
- sweet ,
- sweltering ,
- syrupy ,
- tangled ,
- tear-jerking ,
- teary ,
- thick ,
- thickened ,
- thorny ,
- ticklish ,
- torrid ,
- touch-and-go ,
- touchy ,
- tough ,
- tremelloid ,
- tropic ,
- troublesome ,
- trying ,
- uncertain ,
- uncomfortable ,
- undried ,
- uneasy ,
- unenviable ,
- ungainly ,
- unpleasant ,
- vexatious ,
- viscose ,
- viscosity ,
- weld ,
- wet ,
- wet with sweat ,
- wilted ,
- wilting ,
- worrying .
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How to use "Sticky" in context?
Often people refer to anything as "sticky" that doesn't want to come off, such as a sticker or bandage. Although the definition of sticky may vary depending on the person, most people would say that the term is used more to denote a lack of ability to move rather than an adhesive qualities. This is because most adhesives will eventually lose their grip and come off, whereas something that is sticky will hold on tightly.
This type of stickiness can be due to a number of factors, such as humidity and surface tension.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
viscous.
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Noun, singular or mass
viscous.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
awkward, delicate, embarrassing, inconvenient, intractable, thorny, troublesome.
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Proper noun, singular
POPS, pollutants.
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Noun, singular or mass
biscuit.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
adhesive, persistent, rigid, sensitive, slimy, tacky, Clingy, self-adhesive.
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Proper noun, singular
adhesive, persistent.
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Noun, singular or mass
adhesive, pantyhose, persistent.
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Adjective
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