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thick

/θɪk/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Thick means: relatively dense in consistency.

Synonyms for thick73

noun, as in the location of something surrounded by other things

midst

adjective, as in relatively dense in consistency

clogged, clotted, coagulable, coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose, creamy, dense, heavy, impenetrable, gelatinous, gelatinlike
and 9 more, jellylike, ropy, ropey, stringy, thready, soupy, syrupy, viscous, thickened

adjective, as in not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

deep, deep-chested, fat, four-ply, heavy, quilted, thickened, three-ply, two-ply, wide, broad

adjective, as in (used informally) stupid

blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed, stupid

adjective, as in having a short and solid form or stature

compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset, short, little

adjective, as in (used informally) associated on close terms

chummy, buddy-buddy, close

adjective, as in having component parts closely crowded together

dense, concentrated

adjective, as in spoken as if with a thick tongue

slurred, unintelligible

adjective, as in hard to pass through because of dense growth

dense, impenetrable

adjective, as in (of darkness) densely dark

deep, intense

adjective, as in abounding; having a lot of

abundant

adverb, as in with a thick consistency

thickly

adverb, as in in quick succession

thickly

also used for thick

chunky, solid, crowded, packed, tight, glutinous, lentous, gooey, slabby, stiff, thickflowing, overflowing, swarming, teeming, abounding

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of thick

thin

What does thick mean?13

adjective

1

relatively dense in consistency“thick cream”

2

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions“an inch thick”

3

(used informally) stupid

4

having a short and solid form or stature“a wrestler of compact build”

5

(used informally) associated on close terms“the bartender was chummy with the regular customers”

6

having component parts closely crowded together“a compact shopping center”

7

spoken as if with a thick tongue“the thick speech of a drunkard”

8

hard to pass through because of dense growth“dense vegetation”

9

(of darkness) densely dark“thick night”

10

abounding; having a lot of“the top was thick with dust”

noun

1

the location of something surrounded by other things“in the midst of the crowd”

adverb

1

with a thick consistency“the blood was flowing thick”

2

in quick succession“misfortunes come fast and thick”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thick?23

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Thick in a sentence

  • In addition to a thick fog, there was a heavy swell.CM
  • The girl was carrying several books, not textbooks but thick hardback books.Shiawase
  • That book is thick, but it's not very expensive.Pun_intended
  • Due to the thick fog, the road was difficult to see.unknown
  • Because of the thick fog, the road was hard to see.sundown
  • The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust.eastasiastudent
  • He was a short, elderly man with thick glasses.AlanF_US
  • Venus has very thick, rapidly spinning clouds which cover its surface.Hybrid

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Forms of thick

as a noun

plural
thicks

as a adjective

comparative
thicker
superlative
thickest

as a adverb

comparative
thicker
superlative
thickest