clotted

ADJECTIVE

thick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep gooey heavy impenetrable opaque stiff syrupy

STRONG

close compact concrete firm set solid

WEAK

caked clabbered coagulated compressed condensed congealed consolidated crowded curdled fixed gelatinous gloppy gummous gummy gunky impervious jelled jellied ossified ropy sloppy solidified thickened turbid viscid viscous vitrified

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear easy light soft trivial understandable

STRONG

flexible indefinite loose slack

WEAK

attenuated diluted intelligent reasonable sensible slight smart thin uncrowded unfriendly unsociable watery wise

Example Sentences

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clotted

Expect it also to bust through the clotted mindset of Europe’s policymakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Still, around the globe, other routes to citizenship are becoming more clotted.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

William revealed he had his scones the Devonian way - layering clotted cream first followed by jam.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

Once I find this old telephone all clotted with mud.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick