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gel

[jel] / dʒɛl /
VERB
befall
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ensue materialize transpire
STRONG
action bechance betide break chance cook develop fall follow go hap happen jell occur shake smoke supervene
WEAK
come down come off come to pass cook up a storm cook with gas fall out go down
Antonyms
STRONG
stay stop
VERB
clot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congeal curdle thicken
STRONG
clabber coalesce gelatinize jell jellify jelly lopper lump set solidify
WEAK
gelate glop up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
melt thin
WEAK
loose
VERB
coagulate
Synonyms
STRONG
clabber coalesce compact concentrate concrete condense congeal consolidate curdle dry gelatinize harden inspissate jell jellify jelly set solidify thicken
WEAK
gelate glop up lopper
Antonyms
STRONG
disperse divide enlarge liquefy melt separate soften thin
WEAK
dilute dissolve open unclot
VERB
congeal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curdle thicken
STRONG
cake clabber clot concrete condense dry freeze gelatinize harden indurate jell jellify jelly refrigerate set solidify stiffen
WEAK
gelate gelatinate glob up
Antonyms
STRONG
heat liquefy melt soften
WEAK
dissolve liquify separate thin
VERB
gelatinize
Synonyms
STRONG
clabber clot coalesce compact concentrate concrete condense congeal consolidate curdle dry harden inspissate jell jellify jelly set solidify thicken
WEAK
gelate glop up lopper
Antonyms
STRONG
disperse divide enlarge liquefy melt separate soften thin
VERB
inspissate
Synonyms
STRONG
add buttress cake clabber clot coagulate condense congeal curdle deepen enlarge expand freeze harden jell jelly ossify petrify reinforce solidify stiffen swell widen
WEAK
grow thick
Antonyms
STRONG
abridge compress contract decrease diminish dissolve lessen liquefy lower melt reduce shrink soften subtract thin weaken
VERB
jell
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crystallize materialize
STRONG
clot cohere condense congeal finalize form freeze gelatinize harden jellify jelly set solidify stick stiffen thicken
WEAK
come together gelate take shape
Antonyms
STRONG
displace liquefy loosen melt remove separate soften thin
WEAK
liquidate
VERB
set
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix
STRONG
cake clot coagulate condense congeal crystallize gelatinize jell jellify jelly solidify stiffen thicken
WEAK
become firm gelate
Antonyms
STRONG
dilute dissolve liquefy melt thin
WEAK
ascend discourage displace dissuade end finish go up halt hinder remove rise soften
VERB
stiffen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reinforce solidify stabilize strengthen
STRONG
anneal benumb brace cake candy cement chill clot coagulate condense congeal crystallize curdle firm fix freeze harden inflate inspissate jell jelly ossify petrify precipitate prop set starch steady tauten tense thicken
Antonyms
STRONGEST
weaken
STRONG
dilute dissolve heat liquefy melt separate soften thin unfix
WEAK
loosen
VERB
thicken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clot condense congeal curdle swell
STRONG
add buttress cake clabber coagulate deepen enlarge expand freeze harden inspissate jell jelly ossify petrify reinforce solidify stiffen widen
WEAK
grow thick
Antonyms
STRONGEST
thin
STRONG
abridge decrease diminish lessen liquefy lower melt reduce shrink soften subtract weaken
WEAK
dilute water down
VERB
transpire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arise befall ensue
STRONG
betide chance develop eventuate go result shake
WEAK
come about come to pass fall out take place turn up
Antonyms
STRONG
cause stop

Example Sentences

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At the end of my treatment, Chen gave me under-eye gel pad masks, for added hydration, while conducting one last head massage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Researchers at UC Riverside have developed a new oxygen delivering gel designed to help wounds heal before they progress to limb loss.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

By supplying stable oxygen while calming this overactive response, the gel helps restore healthier conditions for tissue repair.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

Mason says she has a "particularly hairy part" of her wrist where she applies her testosterone gel on a daily basis, but that the benefits she gets from the hormone are worth it.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

After about a week, it started to gel and I got my first taste of being a cog in the machine.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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Theater - Middle School

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Vocabulary from Readings 3, Unit 2

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