Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thickening

3 senses of thickening

Sense 1
thickening, thickener -- (any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening")
       => material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")

Sense 2
node, knob, thickening -- (any thickened enlargement)
       => convex shape, convexity -- (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

Sense 3
thickening, inspissation -- (the act of thickening)
       => condensing, condensation -- (the act of increasing the density of something)

Antonyms of verb thicken

2 of 3 senses of thicken

Sense 1
thicken, inspissate -- (make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch")
       Antonym of thin (Sense 2)
      => thin -- (make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution")

Sense 2
thicken, inspissate -- (become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate")
       Antonym of thin (Sense 1)
      => thin -- (lose thickness; become thin or thinner)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thicken

3 senses of thicken

Sense 1
thicken, inspissate -- (make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
thicken, inspissate -- (become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate")
       => change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")

Sense 3
thicken, inspissate -- (make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour")
       => change integrity -- (change in physical make-up)

Antonyms of adj thickening

2 senses of thickening

Sense 1
deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")

INDIRECT (VIA intensifying) -> moderating -- (lessening in intensity or strength)

Sense 2
thickening -- (becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot")

INDIRECT (VIA complex) -> simple -- (having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance")

Similarity of adj thickening

2 senses of thickening

Sense 1
deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")
       => intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity)

Sense 2
thickening -- (becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot")
       => complex (vs. simple) -- (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs")