LIQUID Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

liquid

adjective

ˈli-kwəd

Definition of liquid

as in flowing

capable of moving like a liquid always have in the kitchen a dispenser of liquid soap available for hand washing

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as in crystal

easily seen through the liquid air of the remote mountains

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Recent Examples of liquid Instead, remove wallpaper using a steamer, commercial wallpaper remover, or DIY liquid remover. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026 The spacecraft also discovered icy plumes of water erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, revealing new clues into that moon's subsurface ocean of liquid water, complete with hydrothermal events like those found in Earth's oceans. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 GenH2 is a technology leader in liquid hydrogen infrastructure systems, including Zero-Loss Controlled Storage and advanced hydrogen liquefaction. — Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Both the driver and semi were taken to the Newton-Azrak Station in Murrieta, where hazardous response specialists extracted the liquid contents from the tank, which tested positive for meth, the release said. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liquid

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Sepideh Moafi Sepideh Moafi turned to Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika for her attire, sporting a dusty gold gown with a bevy of shimmering embellishments all over the bodice and semi-sheer flowing skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.

— Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of flowing

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Fuel savings confirmed in tests The redesign involved computational fluid dynamics simulations, wind-tunnel experiments, and track testing.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Endurance Energy plans to avoid this issue in the future by drilling deeper wells to access more fluid.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluid

Adjective

Many of Nothing’s smartphones and headphones feature transparent casings that leave some of the internal components exposed.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Pan Yan The substance is integrated into a transparent, medium-sized insert designed to fit onto a garbage bin lid.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of transparent

Adjective

With fewer trainees at the start of the talent pipeline, organizations are likely to face a thinner shortlist for the CFO seat in the future.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The Rams are already thin at receiver in the wake of a hamstring injury suffered by Davante Adams during the Rams’ 18-16 defeat by the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of thin

Adjective

That experience is backed up by research and investigations in various states, which make clear that voting by noncitizens is extremely rare.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Unequivocally condemn these acts of violence and issue a clear appeal for every mobilization to be peaceful.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of clear

Adjective

Clouds gathered and the crystalline blue broke often for ominous gray.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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