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Synonyms for jelly

  • noun

Most common

jam marmalade jelly-fish aspic gelignite

All synonyms

Noun

1. Jam — A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or…

jam, marmalade, preserve

Other

gelatin US, gelatine UK, jello US CA, aspic, jelly-fish, gelignite

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.

Related words

Word family
jellify jellygraph jellylike
Phrases
petroleum jelly star jelly hair jelly jelly coconut moon jelly jelly doughnut coconut jelly comb jelly
Other spellings
gelly

Forms

Plural
jellies → jams, marmalades, preserves, gelatins…

Example sentences

  • jam I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.
  • marmalade I detect a hint of ginger in this lemon marmalade.
  • aspic This aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jellyrising
jamrising
marmaladerising
aspicsteady
gelignitefalling

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

By length

3 letters
jam1
5 letters
jello2, aspic
7 letters
gelatin3
8 letters
preserve2, gelatine3
9 letters
marmalade3, gelignite

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jello2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gelée