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Synonyms of liquid

3 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for liquid is flowy. Other synonyms of liquid are fluid and fluxive. The opposite of liquid is gaseous.

Synonyms and similar words for liquid

adjectiveFlowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely...

  • flowyFlowing; able to flow.

nounMore synonyms

  • fluidAny substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's...

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • fluxiveFlowing; lacking solidity.

Opposite of liquid

nounMore antonyms

  • gasMatter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a...
  • solidA substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed...

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “flowing freely”.

  • gaseousRelating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “easily sold”.

  • illiquidNot readily converted into cash.

Meaning of liquid

  1. noun A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
  2. noun Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.
  3. adjective Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

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Questions about synonyms of liquid

What is another word for liquid?
Liquid has 3 synonyms on Word.ws, such as flowy, fluid and fluxive.
What is the opposite of liquid?
The opposite of liquid is gaseous. Other antonyms of liquid are illiquid.
What does liquid mean?
Liquid means a substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: liquid (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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