SEMILIQUID Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

semiliquid

adjective

Definition of semiliquid

as in semifluid

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as in semisolid

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Recent Examples of semiliquid Traditional Neapolitan pizzas are made with a semiliquid passata of San Marzano tomatoes and fresh buffalo mozzarella with a very high moisture content. — New York Times, 17 Aug. 2021 Preliminary results indicate that space travelers will drink from plastic squeeze bottles and that space cooks will specialize in semiliquid preparations resembling baby food. — Scientific American, 1 July 2020 These pieces, divided between older continental crust and younger oceanic crust, ride atop the gooey asthenosphere, a semiliquid layer of magma and partly melted rock. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiliquid

Adjective

Report a new lump, thickened area, persistent ulcer or unexplained bleeding promptly.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Oct. 2026
Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth; let cool slightly until thickened but pourable, 5 to 10 minutes.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of thickened

Adjective

Council members were fed up with being a regional processing point for sludge, the semisolid mixture of human waste, other organic material and chemicals that gets filtered out of wastewater.

— Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
While the spoon is designed for solid and semisolid foods that act as a bridge between the spoon and the tongue, the cup works with liquids such as soups and beverages.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of semisolid

Adjective

But his script, co-written with regular collaborator Jack Coulter, is less impressive, welding together story scraps from other, better films to rather turbid, uninvolving effect.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Since then, shifting groundwater and agricultural activity nearby have made the water increasingly turbid.

— Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of turbid

Adjective

With fewer trainees at the start of the talent pipeline, organizations are likely to face a thinner shortlist for the CFO seat in the future.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The Rams are already thin at receiver in the wake of a hamstring injury suffered by Davante Adams during the Rams’ 18-16 defeat by the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of thin

Adjective

One bottle, picked by Naugle, Casamorati Italica had notes of apple, mandarin, creamy milk, saffron and vanilla which distinctly reminded me of this German Christmas loose-leaf tea from my childhood.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
This creamy, buttery morel dish is easy enough to make, while looking like an appetizer in a fancy French restaurant.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of creamy

Adjective

This is made possible by the system’s zero-liquid-discharge technology, which evaporates the brine into solid salt and reduces the need to handle liquid waste.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
A lot of uncertainty remains in the lift capacity of Starship, as well as in how much cryogenic methane and liquid oxygen will boil off in orbit and how efficient the process of transferring propellants from one ship to another will be.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of liquid

Adjective

Then the Master's glutinous remains escape, causing the TARDIS to crash in 1999 San Francisco, where the Seventh Doctor is quickly gunned down by a criminal gang.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 May 2026
Traditionally, Mardi Gras was the day people would binge on fatty, glutinous foods in preparation for fasting during Lent.

— Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of glutinous

Adjective

Because the richest tenth of Americans own nearly 90% of household stock-market wealth, every dollar shifted from paychecks to profit flows almost undiluted to the top.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of undiluted

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