NONVISCOUS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

nonviscous

adjective

Definition of nonviscous

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Adjective

Covering it in nonadhesive gauze and then wrapping the injury in an ace bandage can ensure the wound stays clean, Dittmore said.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023
Buy plain, white, nonadhesive shelf paper, several small, round sponges and poster paint.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2021

Definition of nonadhesive

Adjective

Even though it was trained using 18 million trillion calculations, GPT 1 responds with an incoherent back-and-forth dialogue.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Tyson is at once scary, funny, personable, distasteful, introspective, superficial, articulate and incoherent.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of incoherent

Adjective

The result is a vehicle that feels more controlled than its predecessor, with less of the loose, floaty behavior that could make the previous model feel heavy on uneven roads.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Smotherman is feeling looser than most this time of the year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of loose

Adjective

At the base of each leaflet are one to two bulbs called granular teeth.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
In the Senate debate in Maine, which has included granular discussions about health care, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, accused Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, of getting government programs mixed up.

— New York Times, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of granular

Adjective

Instead, to try to deal with the crises, there has been a flowering of disjointed maritime coalition planning efforts.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Prior to Monday night’s loss to the visiting Dallas Mavericks that created this 0-4 hole, guards Pelle Larsson and Davion Mitchell spoke of disjointed defense, of being uncertain when to expect help, when to do it alone.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disjointed

Adjective

For a more private stay, Book a room at Fairmont Gold, essentially a hotel-within-a-hotel experience with a separate check-in and check-out area, butler service, and a dedicated concierge team.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Until the transaction closes, DoorDash and Instacart will continue to operate as separate and independent companies.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

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