Synonyms of crystalline

crystalline

adjective

ˈkri-stə-lən 

as in crystal

easily seen through

we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crystal
• transparent
• liquid
• clear
• limpid
• pellucid
• translucent
• lucent
• lucid
• sheer
• crystal clear
• see-through
• colorless
• uncolored
• diaphanous
• glassy
• semitransparent
• vitreous
• semitranslucent
• transparentized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opaque
• colored
• cloudy
• dark
• dense
• smoky
• misty
• hazy
• nebulous
• foggy
• glazed
• tinted
• turbid
• muddy
• murky
• filmy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crystalline

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

Developed by a team of scientists at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the fabric combines a base of regular cotton with layers of chitosan and a crystalline chemical compound known as cyanoguanidine. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

That slight sense of unease, coupled with Faith’s crystalline country voice and boundary-pushing songwriting, is at the core of her record Cherry Valley (and the recent deluxe version, Cherry Valley Forever). — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

The crystalline waters of the reservoir provide drinking water for more than 3 million people in 53 communities in eastern Massachusetts, fed by a subterranean, gravitational aqueduct. — Chris Tanaka, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026