| English adjective: thickening | |||
| 1. | thickening accumulating and becoming more intense | ||
| Samples | The deepening gloom. Felt a deepening love. The thickening dusk. | ||
| Synonyms | deepening | ||
| Similar | intensifying | ||
| Antonyms | moderating | ||
| 2. | thickening becoming more intricate or complex | ||
| Samples | A thickening plot. | ||
| Similar | complex | ||
| Antonyms | simple | ||
| English noun: thickening | |||
| 1. | thickening (substance) any material used to thicken | ||
| Samples | Starch is used in cooking as a thickening. | ||
| Synonyms | thickener | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
| 2. | thickening (shape) any thickened enlargement | ||
| Synonyms | knob, node | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convex shape, convexity | ||
| 3. | thickening (act) the act of thickening | ||
| Synonyms | inspissation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condensation, condensing | ||