THICKNESS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

thickness

noun

ˈthik-nəs

Definition of thickness

as in consistency

the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture has the thickness of heavy cream

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as in density

the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind turkeys are now known to be smarter than once thought, refuting their reputation for thickness

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Recent Examples of thickness The number of injections given to participants depended on the thickness of their abdominal fat. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Those who've purchased this outfit praise its quality, in particular the thickness of the fabric. — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The dryer attachment is–on my long, wavy, medium-thickness hair–as effective as the Dyson’s dedicated Supersonic dryer. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026 The number of injections were reduced as the participants’ fat thickness decreased. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thickness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thickness

Noun

Some movements feel unnatural, facial expressions are exaggerated, and small details occasionally fall into the uncanny valley or break rules of logical consistency.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
In other cases, people don’t like their texture or consistency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of consistency

Noun

Further clues can be found in the moon's composition, which reveals a relatively small iron core and lower density.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
After about a decade, the chaparral reaches nearly the same density as before the blaze, fire ecologists say.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of density

Noun

These blushes have soft, creamy, and looser consistences that people use for a more dewy, glowy look, but there’s nothing like the natural finish that a powder blush provides.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
The league hasn’t seen this level of consistence performance on both ends of the floor since the Golden State Warriors from 2014-2017.

— Tom Rende, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

Definition of consistence

Noun

Tiernan is tall but carries the denseness of frame and core strength of a guard.

— Matthew Mowery, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of denseness

Noun

This will mean increased overhead and slowness in deployment but will require sourcing leaders to shift their focus from efficiency to aligning AI to risk mitigation in end-to-end supply chain networks.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
The slowness certainly hasn’t been for a lack of effort from either side this summer.

— Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of slowness

Noun

Yeomans says the approach can work for a range of concerns, including oiliness, dullness, frizz and weak hair that needs strengthening.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
First comes the tightness and dullness, then the flaky patches around my cheeks.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026