STICKINESS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

stickiness

noun

Definition of stickiness

as in moisture

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as in solidity

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Recent Examples of stickiness Use a spoon or the edge of a credit card to remove the stickiness. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 June 2026 Goes on smooth and dries out without stickiness. — Claudia Fisher, Parents, 18 June 2026 Kyung-hoon will use his stickiness to land them safely. — Kayti Burt, Time, 15 May 2026 Snow Petrels spit out the oil in front of their nests, primarily to ward off predators with its smell and stickiness. — Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026 The sense with Backrooms is that there’s a stickiness around it with the under 25 set who are rabid fans of the Kane Pixels created IP from 2019. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 May 2026 The original business premise was that loyalty programs create stickiness among consumers, motivating people to return for subsequent purchases. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Maurizio Cattelan, who also wielded a banana with profound memetic effectiveness, is one of the few other artists whose work has this kind of stickiness, but his recent sculptures have leaned more on the public’s appetite for stunts, whereas Rødland plumbs more mysterious depths. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026 Spotify executives have repeatedly described AI as central to the platform’s subscriber stickiness strategy. — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Consider soil type, amount of sun, moisture, drainage and your design requirements.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
El Niño is a climate occurrence in which the surface waters of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm, increasing moisture in the atmosphere.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of moisture

Noun

But Kostyuk, who has done tremendous work of her own this season to add solidity and evenness to a tennis arsenal with impossible peaks, but also deep troughs, had reasons to do much more than feel the agony of missing out.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
All this solidity comes in anticipation of a massive change.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 May 2026

Definition of solidity

Noun

Players had to contend with difficult conditions this summer, from challenging altitudes to sweltering heat and humidity.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Blazing pavement and relentless humidity can cause your car’s air conditioning system to work overtime just to keep the cabin comfortable.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of humidity

Noun

Forrester’s research on partner ecosystem management reflects this broader shift, highlighting how organizations are investing in approaches that improve innovation, customer outcomes and consistency across indirect business models.

— Curtis Brinkerhoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Ferrari has two cars capable of taking points off Mercedes, but Antonelli’s consistency could prevent Ferrari from closing the gap in the drivers’ championship.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of consistency

Noun

The polo top denotes a sense of put-togetherness, with any sense of stuffiness softened when styled with feminine skirts or toughened up with denim and leather.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 July 2026
That leaves us with smart solutions and savvy helpers that are specifically designed to minimize the heat, remove stuffiness, and provide soothing, cooling relief.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Definition of stuffiness

Noun

That compactness is the pitch, with one unit, one plug and no external hardware.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Under coach Sergej Barbarez, a former professional poker player, the gritty Bosnians rarely gamble, instead playing a disciplined and physical style that emphasizes compactness and swift counterattacks.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of compactness

Noun

That makes controlling dampness in your home one of the most effective prevention and elimination strategies.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026
Dry surfaces, working ventilation, low humidity and the lack of competing odors from food, trash, dampness or pets all matter more than any candle.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

Definition of dampness

Noun

In addition to spices, chili seasoning mix usually contains a thickener, such as wheat flour or cornstarch, which creates a lovely viscosity in the broth once simmered.

— Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
The team observed that the critical stress level at which liquids fracture is proportional to their viscosity times the strain rate (how quickly they are being pulled or stretched apart and how the diameter of the liquid is changing).

— Rohini Subrahmanyam, Quanta Magazine, 10 July 2026

Definition of viscosity

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