VISCID Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

viscid

adjective

ˈvi-səd

Definition of viscid

as in thick

being of a consistency that resists flow honey that turned even more viscid in the cold

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as in adhesive

tending to adhere to objects upon contact viscid tree resin

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Recent Examples of viscid What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice. — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 The milk white wrapper engulfs the filling in a viscid, slime-like dough that’s magnificently stretchy and fun to eat. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023

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Adjective

Everything about the deer seemed oversize, including the thick, bullish body that met a neck that looked at least 24 inches around at its smallest.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Materials Professional agility courses where competitions are held use poles made from Polyvinyl chloride plastic pipes that are 3/4-inch thick and stand 40 inches tall.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of thick

Adjective

Medications expire, blister packets get used and never replaced, and adhesive bandages lose their stickiness over time.

— Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026
If necessary, technicians will apply adhesive or replace the driveshaft and rear axle differential at no cost.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of adhesive

Adjective

For starters, the new version has a thinner texture with a much more fluid consistency than its viscous predecessor.

— Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
If a black hole had a secret identity as an imperfect, energy-dissipating, viscous fluid, then an effective field theory for imperfect, energy-dissipating, viscous fluids should exist, too.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of viscous

Adjective

No pomp, no circumstance, no celebrity— this is the sticky ground floor of the nation’s country music scene.

— Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Glazed baby back ribs, satisfyingly sticky and spiced with gochujang, come smothered with melting mozzarella for crazy long cheese pulls on Chicago-style, falling-off-the-bone pork.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sticky

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