as in thick
being of a consistency that resists flow
viscous syrup that takes forever to pour from a narrow-neck bottle
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Recent Examples of viscous
As water evaporated, the juice was ladled from vat to vat, progressively reducing until a thick, viscous syrup remained.
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Soko’s innovative Hydrogel technology, used for denim finishing, transforms water into a highly viscous state, enveloping fabrics and protecting them from aggressive agents while reducing water consumption by up to 10 times compared to traditional methods.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The red smile in her neck pulses viscous filling down her chest, over the four letters on the plastic name badge pinned to her shirt.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
Mollusk mucus is known to be five times more viscous than water.
—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Soko’s innovative Hydrogel technology, used for denim finishing, transforms water into a highly viscous state, enveloping fabrics and protecting them from aggressive agents while reducing water consumption by up to 10 times compared to traditional methods.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The red smile in her neck pulses viscous filling down her chest, over the four letters on the plastic name badge pinned to her shirt.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
Mollusk mucus is known to be five times more viscous than water.
—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for viscous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viscous
Adjective
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Because of that, thick fire walls were installed throughout the plant's buildings.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The air was damp and listless and the heat was something to wade through, thick as molasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The tariffs also look to have driven up sticky inflation, with Trump pressuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut rates, in great part to get the housing market moving again.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Soap/Shampoo Residue While soap and shampoo don't create dust themselves, their residue creates the perfect sticky place for dust particles to attach to.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike a liqueur, this isn’t built on syrupy sweetness.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Viscous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscous. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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