COAGULATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

coagulate

verb

kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt

Definition of coagulate

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound

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Recent Examples of coagulate The honey was too thick and caused the sauce to kind of coagulate. — Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025 For many of the protesters, a general sense of lawlessness – not supported by official crime figures for England and Wales, which broadly show a decrease over the past decade – had coagulated into a specific fear of migrants. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025 Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 The basketball gods have handed us an opportunity — a chance to stir up a rivalry that has been sitting cold and coagulating on the back burner for far too long. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coagulate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulate

Verb

Both have had time to gel as a squad, and both have managers who know how to get over the line.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Here, her natural hair was styled in a sleek, avant-garde aesthetic that gelled her front layer in a sharp wave over her forehead.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of gel

Verb

The operator allegedly made more than $90,000 in profits on the trades, although most of that money was frozen by Kalshi after the bets were flagged as suspicious.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026
The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has been capturing some of the Red Planet's most surreal landscapes, and its latest images reveal a sprawling field that looks like molten metal frozen across the floor of an ancient Mars crater.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of freeze

Verb

Older dogs stiffen up, scratch more, lose a step, and their owners want to help.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Graham's aorta, at 71, tore, a dissection along a wall stiffened by decades of what the medical examiner called arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

— Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of stiffen

Verb

Nu Jazz are a New York supergroup that’s congealed out of a handful of overlapping scenes.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Instead, mud, water, splintered wood, smoke, skin, and more congeal into the same revolting sensory wavelength for a result that’s occasionally cosmic.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026