Definition for Thickening:

• Something put into a liquid or mass to make it more thick.

Synonyms for Thickening:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • thickening.

• n.

  •coagulation (noun)
  • consolidation,
  • agglomeration,
  • jellification,
  • Embolisms,
  • curdling,
  • concentration,
  • Incrassation,
  • thickenings,
  • congelation,
  • Gelatination,
  • embolism,
  • Caseation,
  • concretion,
  • inspissation.
  •complex (noun)
  • complex.
  •deepening (noun)
  • deepening.
  •expansion (noun)
  • distension,
  • engorgement,
  • enlargement,
  • broadening,
  • increment,
  • expansion,
  • augmentation,
  • widening,
  • magnification,
  • burgeoning,
  • extension,
  • fattening,
  • lengthening,
  • dilation,
  • amplification,
  • swelling,
  • crescendo,
  • spreading,
  • development,
  • inflation,
  • increase.
  •growth (noun)
  • advancement,
  • cultivation,
  • mole,
  • aggrandizement,
  • waxing,
  • beefing up,
  • upping,
  • success,
  • polyp,
  • gain,
  • hike,
  • proliferation,
  • vegetation,
  • up,
  • unfolding,
  • heightening,
  • excrescence,
  • cancer,
  • Maturing,
  • boost,
  • surge,
  • outgrowth,
  • sprouting,
  • production,
  • rise,
  • advance,
  • buildup,
  • multiplication,
  • parasite,
  • prosperity,
  • crop,
  • lump,
  • produce,
  • improvement,
  • flowering.
  •thickener (noun)
  • thickener.
  •thickening (noun)
  • intensifying,
  • knob,
  • node,
  • gathering.

• v.

  •clot (verb)
  • gelatinize,
  • thicken,
  • set,
  • coalesce,
  • jellify,
  • glop up,
  • gelate,
  • lopper.
  •coagulate (verb)
  • concentrate,
  • concrete,
  • compact,
  • consolidate,
  • dry.
  •condense (verb)
  • curtail,
  • shorten,
  • summate,
  • telescope,
  • shrink,
  • encapsulate,
  • contract,
  • reduce,
  • press together,
  • decoct,
  • edit,
  • put in a nutshell,
  • densen,
  • chop,
  • epitomize,
  • synopsize,
  • precipitate,
  • digest,
  • sum,
  • summarize,
  • cut down,
  • boil down,
  • cut,
  • inventory,
  • compress,
  • blue pencil,
  • constrict,
  • snip,
  • trim,
  • abbreviate.
  •congeal (verb)
  • refrigerate,
  • Gelatinate,
  • glob up,
  • indurate.
  •congealing (verb)
  • setting,
  • Coagulating,
  • jelling,
  • solidifying,
  • Congealing,
  • hardening.
  •consolidate (verb)
  • throw in together,
  • bunch up,
  • bind,
  • hook up with,
  • meld,
  • plug into,
  • team up with,
  • hitch,
  • secure,
  • federate,
  • tag on,
  • band,
  • compound,
  • fortify,
  • league,
  • tie in,
  • join,
  • mix,
  • cement,
  • blend,
  • tack on,
  • slap on,
  • add to,
  • conjoin,
  • connect,
  • render solid,
  • build up,
  • unify,
  • tie up with,
  • stabilize,
  • develop,
  • hitch on,
  • amass,
  • concatenate,
  • strengthen,
  • incorporate,
  • fuse,
  • centralize,
  • mass,
  • pool,
  • amalgamate.
  •expand (verb)
  • mushroom,
  • fatten,
  • wax,
  • unravel,
  • protract,
  • broaden,
  • fan out,
  • puff up,
  • unroll,
  • unfurl,
  • aggrandize,
  • distend,
  • bloat,
  • inflate,
  • pad,
  • detail,
  • open,
  • fill out,
  • prolong,
  • embellish,
  • bulk up,
  • spread out,
  • open out,
  • blow up,
  • grow,
  • piggyback,
  • stretch,
  • stretch out,
  • lengthen,
  • multiply,
  • explicate,
  • dilate,
  • elaborate,
  • upsurge,
  • soup up,
  • spread,
  • unfold,
  • bolster,
  • beef up,
  • outspread,
  • heighten,
  • burgeon,
  • diffuse,
  • pyramid,
  • mount,
  • amplify,
  • magnify.
  •expanding (verb)
  • growing,
  • augmenting,
  • incrementing,
  • Inflating,
  • increasing,
  • developing,
  • Enlarging,
  • Magnifying,
  • Extending,
  • Engorging,
  • Amplifying,
  • Distending,
  • expanding,
  • Dilating.
  •thicken (verb)
  • coagulate,
  • condense,
  • deepen,
  • inspissate,
  • cake,
  • ossify,
  • gel,
  • clabber,
  • clot,
  • stiffen,
  • swell,
  • congeal,
  • freeze,
  • add,
  • harden,
  • reinforce,
  • petrify,
  • jelly,
  • curdle,
  • expand,
  • jell,
  • enlarge,
  • buttress,
  • solidify,
  • grow thick,
  • widen.

• Other synonyms:

  •clotting
  • coagulation.

Paraphrases for Thickening:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stabilizer, stabiliser.

Antonyms for Thickening:

• n.

  • coagulation
    melting, opening, thinning, dissolution.
  • growth
    decrease, stagnation, reduction, abatement, failure, Diminishment, underdevelopment, lessening.

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    moderating, simple.

• v.

  • clot
    loose.
  • coagulate
    open, unclot, dissolve.
  • condense
    expand, lengthen, enlarge.
  • congeal
    liquify, separate.
  • consolidate
    disperse, divide, part, disjoin.
  • expand
    contract, lower, shrink, lessen, shorten, abbreviate.
  • thicken
    liquefy, melt, dilute, thin, water down.

Thickening Sentence Examples:

• The wind blew fiercely now, and the thickening white storm waxed bewildering; but on she came, and not dismayed.

• The mist was thickening, the rain falling steadily.