Synonyms of thick

thick 1 of 2

adjective

ˈthik 

1

as in fat

having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite

a thick board was laid across the pit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fat
• dense
• wide
• chunky
• deep
• bulky
• broad
• blocky
• thickish
• hefty
• blockish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• slender
• narrow
• skinny
• slim
• shallow

2

as in viscous

being of a consistency that resists flow

thick maple syrup for pancakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• viscous
• sticky
• syrupy
• ropy
• condensed
• heavy
• viscid
• ropey
• thickened
• creamy
• thickish
• turbid
• undiluted
• slushy
• concentrated
• gelatinous
• glutinous
• gooey
• gluey
• gummy
• jellylike
• semifluid
• semiliquid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• watery
• runny
• fluid
• flowing
• soupy
• liquid
• weak
• dilute
• diluted
• watered-down

3

as in close

closely acquainted

those two have been thick since grade school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• familiar
• intimate
• tight
• friendly
• bosom
• inseparable
• chummy
• inward
• near
• comfortable
• especial
• loving
• buddy-buddy
• social
• affectionate
• clannish
• easy
• dear
• hearty
• cordial
• companionable
• warm
• convivial
• gracious
• cozy
• tight-knit
• close-knit
• affable
• boon
• gregarious
• genial
• secretive
• confidential
• snug
• adoring
• amicable
• neighborly
• sociable
• fond
• devoted
• tender
• tenderhearted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• cold
• distant
• withdrawn
• remote
• cool
• detached
• frosty
• unfriendly
• aloof
• antisocial
• reserved
• standoffish
• unsociable

4

as in wide

having a greater than usual measure across

cross your name off the list with a really thick line so I can see it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wide
• broad
• extensive
• fat
• expansive
• sweeping
• oversized
• voluminous
• spacious
• sizeable
• roomy
• sizable
• commodious
• substantial
• oversize
• outsized
• tidy
• outsize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• slender
• narrow
• skinny
• slim
• fine
• elongated
• hairlike
• paper-thin
• tight
• needlelike
• compressed
• close
• squeezed
• elongate
• tightened
• condensed
• constricted
• slim-jim
• small
• hairline
• reedlike
• contracted
• attenuated
• smallish
• undersized
• undersize
• bottleneck
• attenuate

5

as in dense

having little space between items or parts

a hedge thick with gorse bushes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dense
• crowded
• packed
• tight
• close
• compact
• serried
• jammed
• jam-packed
• solid
• pressed
• compressed
• squeezed
• overcrowded
• crammed
• compacted
• crushed
• condensed
• massed
• congested
• airtight
• hard
• wall-to-wall
• impenetrable
• snug
• impermeable
• impervious
• firm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• open
• airy
• spacious
• uncrowded
• roomy
• commodious

6

as in slow

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

couldn't believe that his guests were so thick that they were missing his hints that it was time to leave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slow
• stupid
• dumb
• dense
• simple
• dull
• soft
• opaque
• ignorant
• foolish
• idiotic
• obtuse
• dim
• vacuous
• unintelligent
• thickheaded
• fatuous
• dopey
• unreasonable
• silly
• doltish
• mindless
• pinheaded
• oafish
• insane
• dorky
• brainless
• senseless
• mad
• brain-dead
• dopy
• irrational
• witless
• boneheaded
• dunderheaded
• crazy
• idiotical
• bonehead
• softheaded
• thick-witted
• weak-minded
• gormless
• dim-witted
• slow-witted
• lamebrained
• lamebrain
• knuckleheaded
• empty-headed
• airheaded
• bubbleheaded
• unsmart
• lunkheaded
• half-witted
• chuckleheaded
• looney
• moronic
• absurd
• lunatic
• birdbrained
• imbecilic
• cretinous
• feebleminded
• simpleminded
• uneducated
• imbecile
• fool
• uninformed
• nutty
• unthinking
• unintellectual
• cuckoo
• illiterate
• lowbrow
• dippy
• zany
• whacky
• sappy
• untaught
• illogical
• balmy
• asinine
• dotty
• nonsensical
• unwise
• preposterous
• boobish
• invalid
• wacky
• loony
• daft
• daffy
• fallacious
• kooky
• screwball
• cockeyed
• harebrained
• featherheaded
• crackpot
• half-baked
• tomfool
• kookie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sharp
• bright
• fast
• quick
• brilliant
• intelligent
• smart
• clever
• apt
• nimble
• keen
• acute
• ingenious
• wise
• resourceful
• knowing
• cerebral
• intellectual
• thinking
• keen
• insightful
• perceptive
• sage
• brainy
• sagacious
• astute
• skilled
• savvy
• erudite
• knowledgeable
• scholarly
• ultrasmart
• learned
• discerning
• literate
• quick-witted
• sound
• sharp-witted
• supersmart
• trained
• cunning
• hyperintelligent
• informed
• reasonable
• educated
• shrewd
• wily
• perspicacious
• valid
• sensible
• judicious
• crafty
• highbrow
• sapient
• logical
• prudent
• percipient
• well-read
• sane
• rational
• foxy
• schooled

7

as in filled

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified

a meadow thick with wildflowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• crowded
• packed
• abundant
• bursting
• jammed
• stuffed
• crammed
• saturated
• teeming
• swarming
• fraught
• awash
• rife
• replete
• lousy
• flush
• bulging
• loaded
• abounding
• busy
• brimming
• buzzing
• thronging
• full
• congested
• chock-full
• overstuffed
• clogged
• fat
• overcrowded
• overladen
• overflowing
• lively
• overloaded
• overfilled
• chockful
• overfull
• jam-packed
• surfeited
• humming
• bustling
• animated
• alive
• astir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blank
• empty
• bare
• barren
• devoid
• void
• stark
• vacant
• short
• depleted
• insufficient
• incomplete
• drained
• deficient
• exhausted

thick

2 of 2

noun

as in midst

the most intense or characteristic phase of something

in the thick of winter many Northerners are dreaming of tropical islands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midst
• middle
• height
• deep
• depth
• center
• heart

Examples of thick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Both weigh nearly 70 tons, largely owing to thick layers of steel and composite armor. —David Axe, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Potatoes are easier to harvest when the soil is dry, and dry conditions also make potato skins a little thicker. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024

Noun

Listen to this article TALLAHASSEE — As Florida gets ready to enter the thick of hurricane season, property insurers have seen improvements in the market for reinsurance — critical backup coverage that helps drive how much homeowners pay in premiums. —Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024

My favorite way to experience a city or town is two-fold: ramble through the thick of a morning bustle, and then make my way to its tennis courts. —Nick Pachelli, Vogue, 3 July 2024

Phrases Containing thick

• in the thick of
• thick on the ground