Entry Word: thick

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite <a thick board was laid across the pit>

Synonyms chunky, fat

Related Words bulky, dense, hefty, thickish; broad, deep, wide

Near Antonyms narrow, shallow

Antonyms skinny, slender, slim, thin

2 being of a consistency that resists flow <thick maple syrup for pancakes>

Synonyms ropy, syrupy, viscid, viscous

Related Words creamy, heavy, slushy, thickened, thickish, turbid, undiluted; gluey, glutinous, sticky; gelatinous, gooey, gummy, jellylike; concentrated, condensed

Near Antonyms flowing, fluid; dilute, diluted, liquid, watered (down), weak

Antonyms runny, soupy, thin, watery

3 closely acquainted <those two have been thick since grade school> — see familiar 1
4 having a greater than usual measure across <cross your name off the list with a really thick line so I can see it> — see wide 1
5 having little space between items or parts <a hedge thick with gorse bushes> — see close 1
6 not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily <couldnʼt believe that his guests were so thick that they were missing his hints that it was time to leave> — see stupid 1
7 possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified <a meadow thick with flowers> — see rife