Synonyms for thick
- adjective
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Dense — stupid
dense, heavy, soft informal, dull, stupid, coarse, gross, slow, misty, muddy, simple, wooden-headed, dumb informal, stolid, dull-witted, indistinct, obtuse, ridiculous, foolish, dopey, inarticulate, slow-witted
2. Stiff — having a viscous consistency
stiff, viscous, syrupy, coagulated, soupy, stringy, turbid, gooey informal, gelatinous, glutinous, viscid, clotted, curdled
3. Abundant — abounding in number
abundant, luxuriant, profuse, plentiful, ample, frequent, teeming, numerous, prolific, lavish, brimming, rife
Other
deep, compact, impenetrable, solid, friendly, crowded, condensed, wide, opaque, broad, chummy informal UK, intimate
Adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Heavy in build; thickset.
He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side.
- adj. 2
Having a viscous consistency.
My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about.
- adj. 3
Abounding in number.
Seashells lay thick on the beach.
- adv. 1
In a thick manner.
Snow lay thick on the ground.
Related words
- Word family
- thicket thickflowing thickhead thick-headed thickheaded thick-knee thickly thickness
- Phrases
- thick as thieves thick client thick sandwich course thick sandwich degree thick as pigshit
- Other spellings
- thic thicc thik thilk
Example sentences
- dense Not a soul was to be seen because of a dense fog.
- coarse Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.
- misty The Misty Mountains are no place for a hobbit.
- stolid His outlook on life, as with his habits were so stolid and plebeian.
- viscous Condensed milk is more viscous than normal milk.
By length
- 3 letters
- fat1
- 4 letters
- deep1, wide1, slow1, soft1, dumb1, dull1, rife1
- 5 letters
- short1, heavy2, solid2, gross1, broad1, dense1, stiff1, ample2, muddy2, misty2, bulky2, gooey2, dopey2, soupy2
- 6 letters
- simple2, stupid2, coarse1, lavish2, opaque2, chunky2, obtuse2, stocky2, syrupy, chummy2, turbid2, stolid2, viscid
- 7 letters
- closely2, compact2, crowded2, foolish2, densely2, viscous2, teeming2, thickly2, stringy2, clotted2, profuse2, curdled
- 8 letters
- numerous3, friendly2, frequent2, intimate3, abundant3, prolific3, brimming2
- 9 letters
- plentiful3, condensed2, luxuriant4, glutinous
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, indistinct3, gelatinous4, coagulated
- 12 letters
- impenetrable5, inarticulate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heavy2 = 2 syllables).