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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for thick

Noun

1. midst, thick, inside, interior
usage: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"

Adjective

1. thick (vs. thin), deep, deep-chested, fat, four-ply, heavy, quilted, three-ply, two-ply, thickened, fat, wide#1, broad
usage: 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"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
2. compact, dense, thick, concentrated (vs. distributed)
usage: closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"
3. thick (vs. thin), clogged, clotted, creamy, dense, heavy, impenetrable, gelatinous, gelatinlike, jellylike, heavy, ropy, ropey, stringy, thready, syrupy, viscous, thickened, coagulable, coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose
usage: relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
4. slurred, thick, unintelligible (vs. intelligible)
usage: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
5. heavy, thick, wide (vs. narrow), broad
usage: wide from side to side; "a heavy black mark"
6. dense, thick, impenetrable (vs. penetrable)
usage: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
7. thick, deep, intense (vs. mild)
usage: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
8. thick, heavy (vs. light)
usage: abundant; "a thick head of hair"
9. compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset, fat (vs. thin)
usage: heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
10. chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(predicate), close (vs. distant)
usage: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"
11. blockheaded, boneheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed, stupid (vs. smart)
usage: used informally
12. thick, abundant (vs. scarce)
usage: abundantly covered or filled; "the top was thick with dust"

Adverb

1. thickly, thick
usage: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
2. thick, thickly
usage: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick"
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