GELS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

gels

verb

present tense third-person singular of gel

as in jellies

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the fruit juice should gel after you add the pectin

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This prolonged court battles freezes the company in place until there is a resolution and this is taking place at a time when the rest of the industry is evolving almost daily.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The ruling freezes public hearings and witness subpoenas until a full judicial review of the report underpinning the inquiry.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of freezes

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This remains soft during low-energy movement but stiffens upon high-impact force.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
For seven-and-a-half years, Ladd had dealt with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease that stiffens and scars the lungs.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 June 2026

Definition of stiffens

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Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026

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