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fluid

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fluid

1 capable of moving like a liquid

  • warm the jam until it is fluid, then spread it over the cake
Synonyms of fluid

flowing, fluent, liquid
Words Related to fluid

circumfluent, circumfluous

diluted, thin, watery, weak

semiliquid, semisolid
Near Antonyms of fluid

clotted, coagulated, gelatinous, gelled, jelled, jellied, thick

gluey, glutinous, gooey, gummy, viscous
Antonyms of fluid

hard, nonliquid, solid

2 capable of being readily changed

  • the script is still fluid at this point, so be prepared for last-minute rewrites
Synonyms of fluid

adaptable, adjustable, alterable, changeable, elastic, flexible, malleable, modifiable, pliable, variable
Words Related to fluid

changing, fluctuating, inconstant, labile, unstable, unsteady, varying, versatile
Near Antonyms of fluid

constant, stable, steady, unchanging, uniform, unvarying
Antonyms of fluid

established, fixed, immutable, inelastic, inflexible, invariable, nonmalleable, ramrod, set, unadaptable, unalterable, unbudgeable, unchangeable

3 involving minimal difficulty or effort

  • the dance looked smooth and fluid, though backstage we could see the dancer gasping for breath and sweating from the effort
Synonyms of fluid

cheap, downhill, easy, effortless, facile, fluent, hands-down, light, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap, soft
Words Related to fluid

idiotproof, mindless, quick, straightforward, unchallenging, uncomplicated

apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable
Near Antonyms of fluid

burdensome, exhausting, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful, taxing, troublesome

abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty, problematic (also problematical), recondite
Antonyms of fluid

arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough

4 likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

  • his arrival plans are fluid, so expect him anytime
Synonyms of fluid

capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, flickery, fluctuating, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, skittish, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile
Words Related to fluid

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, random, scattered, slapdash, stray

ambivalent, hesitating, shaky, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering

dicey, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

adaptable, mobile, protean, versatile
Phrases Synonymous with fluid

up in the air
Near Antonyms of fluid

equable, even, uniform

abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent

dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
Antonyms of fluid

certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

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