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Synonyms for viscid

  • adjective

Most common

sticky viscous glutinous gluey

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Viscous — sticky, slimy, or glutinous

viscous, glutinous, sticky, gluey, gelatinous, thick, slimy, adhesive, stringy, clammy, stiff, mucilaginous, gummy, pasty, gooey informal, slabby

Other

ropey, cohesive

Antonyms

inviscid

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.

Related words

Word family
viscidity viscidly viscidness

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Viscid, Glutinous, Gummy or Viscous?

Glutinous, gummy, viscid, and viscous are applied to fluid or semi-fluid substances, as pitch or tar.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • sticky This sticky tape is no good – it keeps coming off.
  • viscous Condensed milk is more viscous than normal milk.
  • glutinous Glutinous rice is more common in Asian dishes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
viscidfalling
stickyrising
viscousfalling
glutinoussteady
glueyrising

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

By length

5 letters
thick1, stiff1, slimy2, gummy2, pasty, gooey2, ropey, gluey
6 letters
sticky2, clammy2, slabby
7 letters
viscous2, stringy2
8 letters
adhesive3, cohesive3
9 letters
glutinous
10 letters
gelatinous4
12 letters
mucilaginous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slimy2 = 2 syllables).