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congeal

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of congeal

1 to become physically firm or solid

  • the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures
Synonyms of congeal

concrete, firm (up), freeze, harden, indurate, set, solidify
Words Related to congeal

cake, callus, encrust (also incrust)

clot, coagulate, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, stiffen, thicken

calcify, crystallize (also crystalize), ossify, petrify, rigidify

anneal, case-harden, temper
Near Antonyms of congeal

deliquesce, dissolve, flux, fuse, melt, smelt, thaw, unfreeze
Antonyms of congeal

liquefy (also liquify), soften

2 to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

  • the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners
Synonyms of congeal

clot, coagulate, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set
Words Related to congeal

cake, concrete, firm (up), fix, freeze, harden, indurate, solidify, stiffen

condense, thicken

clump, curd, curdle, gum, lump (up)
Near Antonyms of congeal

deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy (also liquify), melt, thaw

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