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congealed

ADJECTIVE
concrete
Synonyms
STRONG
caked calcified cemented compact compressed conglomerated consolidated dried firm indurate petrified poured set solid solidified steeled
WEAK
monolithic precast set in stone strong unyielding
Antonyms
STRONG
flexible indefinite loose slack soft
WEAK
abstract bending ideal immaterial intangible pliable
ADJECTIVE
firm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hard rigid solid stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding
STRONG
close compact compressed concentrated concrete condensed hardened heavy jelled refractory set solidified
WEAK
close-grained dense fine-grained impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic nonporous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile flexible nice pliable pliant soft unstable vulnerable weak wobbly yielding
STRONG
loose
WEAK
alterable changeable indefinite irresolute moving slack supple unsettled wavering
ADJECTIVE
incompressible
Synonyms
WEAK
close close-grained compact compressed concentrated concrete condensed dense fine-grained hard hardened heavy impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic jelled nonporous refractory rigid set solid solidified stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding
ADJECTIVE
stiff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arthritic creaky rigid solid stark tense thick tight wooden
STRONG
brittle buckram firm refractory rheumatic set
WEAK
annealed benumbed cemented chilled contracted fixed frozen graceless hardened immalleable impliable incompliant indurate inelastic jelled mechanical numbed ossified petrified resistant solidified starched starchy steely stiff as a board stony taut thickened unbending unflexible ungraceful unsupple unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bending flexible loose pliable slack soft
STRONG
indefinite supple
WEAK
pliant
ADJECTIVE
thick
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deep gooey heavy impenetrable opaque stiff syrupy
STRONG
close compact concrete firm set solid
WEAK
caked clabbered clotted coagulated compressed condensed 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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The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

In the Starkadders’ home, breakfast means congealed porridge, and cows are called Feckless, Aimless, Graceless and Pointless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

These protoplanetary disks slowly congealed into planets — so slowly, in fact, that astronomers speculated all of the protoplanetary disks that once existed have since blown away.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2024

Amid the monstrous heaps of twisted metal, pools of congealed oil and walls pockmarked by shrapnel, one incongruous detail catches my eye.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Holding his candle so that he could read the coffin plates, and so holding it that the sperm dropped in white patches which congealed as they touched the metal, he made assurance of Lucy’s coffin.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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