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The synonyms of “Thick” are: dense, slurred, compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset, blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick-skulled, thickheaded, wooden-headed, deep, buddy-buddy, chummy, in diameter, in extent, wide, broad, sturdy, chunky, dumpy, hefty, beefy, meaty, large, big, bulky, solid, substantial, heavy, heavyweight, plentiful, abundant, profuse, luxuriant, bushy, rich, riotous, exuberant, crowded, filled, packed, teeming, seething, swarming, thronged, overflowing, choked, jammed, congested, opaque, impenetrable, soupy, murky, smoggy, firm, stiff, stupid, unintelligent, ignorant, brainless, mindless, foolish, dull, slow-witted, witless, doltish, slow, simple-minded, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid, half-witted, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, husky, hoarse, throaty, guttural, gravelly, rough, raspy, rasping, croaky, obvious, pronounced, marked, strong, decided, distinct, conspicuous, noticeable, identifiable, friendly, intimate, familiar, on friendly terms, on good terms, on the best of terms, midst, centre, hub, middle, core, heart, thickly
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thick” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| centre | The object upon which interest and attention focuses. A new centre party. |
| core | An important or unchanging group of people forming the central part of a larger body. The plan has the interests of children at its core. |
| heart | The region of the chest above the heart. A five pound beef heart will serve six. |
| hub | A central airport or other transport facility from which many services operate. The airport is the economic hub of the area. |
| middle | The middle area of the human torso usually in front. The middle of the war. |
| midst | The middle part or point. In the midst of the crowd. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thick” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abundant | Having plenty of. The riverbanks were abundant in beautiful wild plants. |
| beefy | Large and impressively powerful. A beefy wrestler. |
| big | Holding an important position or playing an influential role. Big spender. |
| blockheaded | Stupid. |
| boneheaded | (used informally) stupid. |
| brainless | Stupid; very foolish. A brainless bimbo. |
| broad | Broad in scope or content. Broad shoulders. |
| buddy-buddy | Associated on close terms. |
| bulky | Taking up much space; large and unwieldy. A bulky carrier bag. |
| bushy | Used of hair; thick and poorly groomed. Bushy desert areas. |
| choked | Stopped up; clogged up. Streets choked with traffic. |
| chummy | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals. She s become rather chummy with Ted recently. |
| chunky | (of a person) short and sturdy. Some people seem born to be square and chunky. |
| compact | (of a person or animal) small, strong, and well proportioned. This compact car has plenty of boot space. |
| congested | (of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing. His nose was congested. |
| conspicuous | Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. He showed conspicuous bravery. |
| croaky | (of a person’s voice) deep and hoarse. |
| crowded | Overfilled or compacted or concentrated. A crowded program. |
| decided | (of a quality) definite; unquestionable. At a distinct or decided disadvantage. |
| deep | Relatively deep or strong affecting one deeply. A deep casserole. |
| dense | Hard to pass through because of dense growth. Dense smoke. |
| distinct | Not alike; different in nature or quality. Noticed a distinct improvement. |
| doltish | Heavy and dull and stupid. A doltish character. |
| dull | Blunted in responsiveness or sensibility. Dull silver badly in need of a polish. |
| dumpy | Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature. A dumpy little dumpling of a woman. |
| duncical | Stupid. |
| duncish | Slow to learn or understand; stupid, unintelligent. |
| empty-headed | Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. |
| exuberant | Produced or growing in extreme abundance. Exuberant compliments. |
| familiar | Well informed about or knowing thoroughly. Familiar guests. |
| fatheaded | Stupid. |
| filled | Of purchase orders that have been filled. A large hall filled with rows of desks. |
| firm | Marked by firm determination or resolution not shakable. We became firm friends. |
| foolish | Devoid of good sense or judgment. Foolish remarks. |
| friendly | Kind and pleasant. A reader friendly novel. |
| gravelly | Abounding in small stones. A dry gravelly soil. |
| guttural | Of a manner of speech characterized by the use of guttural sounds. Acres of guttural frogs. |
| half-witted | Retarded in intellectual development. |
| heavy | Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. Trees heavy with fruit. |
| heavyset | Having a short and solid form or stature. A heavyset bull necked man wearing a T shirt that revealed his powerful musculature. |
| heavyweight | Of above-average weight. Heavyweight news coverage. |
| hefty | Large and heavy. A hefty athlete. |
| hoarse | Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion- Virgil Thomson. A hoarse whisper. |
| husky | Muscular and heavily built. Clothing sizes for husky boys. |
| identifiable | Capable of being identified. There are no easily identifiable features on the shoreline. |
| idiotic | Having a mental age of three to seven years. I was able to hum its idiotic theme tune. |
| ignorant | Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge. She could be very ignorant and he had no intention of getting involved in an argument just now. |
| imbecilic | Having a mental age of three to seven years. |
| impenetrable | (of matter) incapable of occupying the same space as other matter at the same time. Impenetrable rain forests. |
| in diameter | Currently fashionable. |
| in extent | Holding office. |
| intimate | (of knowledge) detailed or thorough. Intimate friend. |
| jammed | Filled to capacity. A suitcase jammed with dirty clothes. |
| large | Fairly large or important in effect influential. Add a large clove of garlic. |
| loggerheaded | Stupid. |
| luxuriant | (of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush. She tossed her luxuriant dark hair. |
| marked | Strongly marked easily noticeable. A marked man. |
| meaty | Full of substance or interest. The tall meaty young man. |
| mindless | Acting or done without justification and with no concern for the consequences. A generation of mindless vandals. |
| moronic | Having a mental age of between eight and twelve years. Television s latest moronic soap opera. |
| murky | Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist. A murky dungeon. |
| noticeable | Undesirably noticeable. Noticeable grey hairs. |
| obvious | Predictable and lacking in subtlety. Obvious errors. |
| on friendly terms | Of or belonging to your own country’s forces or those of an ally. |
| on good terms | Promoting or enhancing well-being. |
| on the best of terms | Wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable. |
| opaque | Not able to be seen through; not transparent. Opaque to X rays. |
| overflowing | Covered with water. An overflowing river swamped dozens of villages. |
| packed | Extremely crowed or filled to capacity. A packed theater. |
| plentiful | Producing in abundance. Rhinoceroses were once plentiful here. |
| profuse | (especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant. I offered my profuse apologies. |
| pronounced | Very noticeable or marked; conspicuous. A pronounced flavor of cinnamon. |
| rasping | Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating. His cracked rasping voice narrates the story. |
| raspy | Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. A persistent raspy cough. |
| rich | Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. A rich tenor voice. |
| riotous | Hilariously funny. A riotous account of the making of the movie. |
| rough | Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. Rough manners. |
| seething | Filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains. |
| simple-minded | Lacking subtlety and insight. |
| slow | At a slow tempo. A slow and mostly aimless narrative. |
| slow-witted | Retarded in intellectual development. |
| slurred | (of spoken words) pronounced indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another. She called paramedics after being concerned about his slurred speech. |
| smoggy | Clouded with a mixture of smoke and fog. The smoggy atmosphere of Los Angeles. |
| solid | Of good quality and condition solidly built. A solid base hit. |
| soupy | Mawkishly sentimental. The soupy air. |
| stiff | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect. The letter was stiff and formal. |
| stocky | Broad and sturdily built. Stocky legs. |
| strong | Strong and sure. Strong cheese. |
| sturdy | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. He had a sturdy muscular physique. |
| substantial | Of good quality and condition; solidly built. Ate a substantial breakfast. |
| swarming | Moving in or forming a large or dense group. Swarming locusts. |
| teeming | Full of people or things; crowded. She walked through the teeming streets. |
| thick-skulled | Stupid. |
| thickheaded | Stupid. What a thickheaded business decision. |
| thickset | (of a person or animal) heavily or solidly built; stocky. A thickset boy with dark greasy hair. |
| throaty | (of a voice or other sound) deep and husky. Rich throaty laughter. |
| thronged | Filled with great numbers crowded together. I try to avoid the thronged streets and stores just before Christmas. |
| unintelligent | Lacking intelligence. A good natured but unintelligent boy. |
| vacuous | Devoid of intelligence. Vacuous slogans. |
| vapid | Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland. A vapid smile. |
| wide | Great in degree. The arrow was wide of the mark. |
| witless | (used as complement) to the utmost degree. A witless retort. |
| wooden-headed | Stupid. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thick” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| thickly | In a concentrated manner. The meat was too thickly cut and impossible to chew. |
| bazaar | A large shop selling miscellaneous goods. The church bazaar. |
| bottleneck | The style of playing that uses a bottleneck. The bottleneck on Talbot Road. |
| breadth | Wide range or extent. A teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject. |
| broad | Showing or characterized by broad mindedness. The valley is three miles long and half a mile broad. |
| compactly | Taking up no more space than necessary. He wrote compactly but clearly. |
| congested | Overfull as with blood. The congested streets of the West End. |
| congestion | Excessive crowding. The new bridge should ease congestion in the area. |
| constricted | Especially tense; especially in some dialects. People seek an environment where they don t feel constricted. |
| crowded | (of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed. A very crowded room. |
| dense | Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. Dense vegetation. |
| extent | The particular degree to which something is or is believed to be the case. Everyone will have to compromise to some extent. |
| filled | Of purchase orders that have been filled. Theirs was a house filled with laughter. |
| full | Gather or pleat fabric so as to make a garment full. The hotel is full up. |
| impenetrable | Not admitting of penetration or passage into or through. An impenetrable fortress. |
| jammed | Extremely crowed or filled to capacity. A suitcase jammed with dirty clothes. |
| luxuriate | Enjoy (something) as a luxury; take self-indulgent delight in. She was luxuriating in a long bath. |
| narrow | Denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx. A narrow scrutiny. |
| narrowed | Reduced in size as by squeezing together. Narrowed arteries impair blood circulation. |
| nonporous | Not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores. |
| overcrowd | Cause to crowd together too much. Try not to overcrowd the leaflet with text. |
| packed | Filled to capacity. A packed theater. |
| pressed | Compacted by ironing. Freshly pressed orange juice. |
| scope | A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. It is important that a project is scoped correctly to ensure the budget can be accurately defined. |
| shallow | Become shallow. Being fairly shallow the water was warm. |
| size | Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size. She hates me that s about the size of it. |
| space | A blank area. It all happened in the space of 10 minutes. |
| swath | A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing. |
| teeming | Full of people or things; crowded. The teeming boulevard. |
| thickly | In a concentrated manner. A thickly populated area. |
| width | The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body. A single width of hardboard. |
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