Synonyms of jelly

jelly

verb

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

this fruit juice is taking longer to jelly than I expected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gel
• freeze
• stiffen
• jell
• coagulate
• gelatinize
• clot
• clump
• congeal
• cake
• gelate
• set
• concrete
• harden
• solidify
• firm (up)
• thicken
• gum
• curd
• condense
• fix
• indurate
• lump (up)
• curdle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melt
• liquefy
• flux
• thaw
• fuse
• deliquesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jelly

The placement on Favre’s 350-yard shot had been dead-on and the lungs were jellied. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2025

Small Batch is one of the few businesses in the region taking a chance on jellying the fruit, despite seeing little interest. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025

The depths are a swirl of tapioca, agar-agar and basil seeds like a hundred tiny eyes, jellied on the outside with a crunch within. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 24 May 2018

From here, the longest run in the region is a leg-jellying 15 kilometer, 2,000-meter descent back down to Gaislachkogl. — CNN, 26 Oct. 2017