COAGULATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

coagulate

verb

kō-ˈa-gyə-ˌlāt

Definition of coagulate

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the blood coagulated, and a scab formed on the wound

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Recent Examples of coagulate Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 A lot of the ambivalent parent discourse tends to coagulate around white cis-het mothers of a certain milieu. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 The honey was too thick and caused the sauce to kind of coagulate. — Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Dec. 2025 For many of the protesters, a general sense of lawlessness – not supported by official crime figures for England and Wales, which broadly show a decrease over the past decade – had coagulated into a specific fear of migrants. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coagulate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coagulate

Verb

Gash’s weakest moments come in times like these, when the band strips back its sound into solitary parts that fail to gel.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Nowhere has that been more evident than in Mbappe and Vinicius Jr’s failure to gel together.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of gel

Verb

Two Utah residents who hiked Mount Shasta in Northern California were rescued after they became stranded during a perilous 36-hour journey through freezing conditions.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
In winter, some wetlands become more accessible as thick, spongelike layers of organic-rich peat freeze solid and become strong enough to support snow machines on their icy surfaces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeze

Verb

But one of the positives Glenn highlighted was the defense stiffening in the red zone against Chicago, which went 2 of 7 inside the New York 20-yard line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Avoiding harsh chemicals like bleach, fabric softeners, and the like will help keep your robe soft and absorbent as these formulas could break down the fabric, leave behind fabric-stiffening residue, or cause pilling and other concerns.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of stiffen

Verb

Before freezing, blanching the potatoes gelatinizes surface starches, and freezing encourages those starches to reorganize into a firmer structure.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
Starches swell with heat and water, gelatinizing to give dough its airy lift.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Definition of gelatinize

Verb

Spivey said Pike’s attorneys had repeatedly warned the state and courts that her underlying medical conditions, including a blood-clotting disorder, could make a lethal injection execution unusually prolonged and painful.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Somehow my body had depleted my blood supply and ability to clot.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026