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jell

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jell

1 to take on a definite form

  • our ideas for the marketing campaign are just beginning to jell
Synonyms of jell

crystallize (also crystalize), form, shape (up), solidify
Words Related to jell

associate, coalesce, cohere, fuse

combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, join, link (up), unify, unite
Near Antonyms of jell

break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate

2 to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

  • the sauce will jell once it cools down
Synonyms of jell

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

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

condense, thicken

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

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

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