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Synonyms for goo

  • noun

Most common

slime ooze gunk glop paste

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Goop — any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of…

goop informal, gunk, ooze, glop, slime, gook, muck, sludge, slop, gloop, gunge UK IE, guck slang

2. Mawkishness — excessive, showy sentimentality

mawkishness, sugariness, saccharinity

Other

paste

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.

    I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.

  2. n. 2

    Excessive, showy sentimentality.

Related words

Word family
gooey goolike
Phrases
girl goo
Is a kind of
liquid

Forms

Plural
goos → goops, gunks, oozes, glops…

Example sentences

  • slime The slime mold Physarum polycephalum has 720 sexes.
  • ooze After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.
  • gunk The pool tile was disgusting looking, being full of gunk.
  • paste I read about almond paste containing carcinogens.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
goorising
slimesteady
oozefalling
gunkrising
gloprising
pasterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
muck1, ooze1, slop1, goop1, gunk, gook1, glop1, guck1
5 letters
paste1, slime1, gloop, gunge
6 letters
sludge1
10 letters
sugariness
11 letters
mawkishness
12 letters
saccharinity