Synonyms for congeal
Definitions
- v. 1
To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
Related words
- Word family
- congealment congelation
Forms
- Past participle
- congealed
e.g. congealed → jelled, setted, coagulated, clotted…
Example sentences
- jell The pot boiled, but the contents failed to jell.
- freeze Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way.
- clot "I knocked over a tin of paint." "You clumsy clot!"
- coagulate The blood started to coagulate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| congeal | rising | |
| jell | falling | |
| freeze | falling | |
| clot | steady | |
| coagulate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- clot1, jell1
- 6 letters
- freeze1
- 9 letters
- coagulate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coagulate4 = 4 syllables).