CONGEAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

congeal

verb

kən-ˈjēl

Definition of congeal

as in to freeze

to become physically firm or solid the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures

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as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners

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Recent Examples of congeal All of it can congeal into too much, separating New Yorkers for a season from New Yorkers for life. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 The career that has followed has been the rare one that survived a child-star debut without ever congealing into the obvious next thing. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2026 Since then, speculation has congealed into reality. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Engineers even worried that slow-moving crude would congeal inside the pipeline, creating waxy buildup that could turn TAPS into the world’s biggest tube of ChapStick. — Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for congeal

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As a result of the layoffs and mass cancellation of contracts in early 2025, millions of NIH websites have been effectively frozen for nearly 18 months.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Cuts are planned to come, in part, from freezing wages for public sector workers like teachers.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeze

Verb

First, Redick offered a shady response about the team gelling after superstar LeBron James departed.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
This unit has plenty of opportunities to gel by November, when the schedule softens a bit before a potential playoff push.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of gel

Verb

European countries have hardened their stance against Chinese imports over fears that an influx of goods like solar panels and EVs could hollow out the bloc’s industries.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The incident could further inflame tensions between the Koreas, which have no working military hotlines or other emergency communications channels as North Korea hardens its stance toward Seoul while expanding its military nuclear program.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of harden

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

Reciprocal male-on-male mounting among corpse-eating burying beetles increases with heat stress, and chronic heat stress coagulates the blood of Holstein Friesian cattle.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
As most of the scientific books tell us, coagulating protein at lower temperatures produces more tender clumps; adding a little water or cream makes an omelet tenderer still.

— Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of coagulate

Verb

The following week, things jelled much better as Alexis Contreras scored Golden State’s first-ever touchdown and the Storm had its own blowout victory, 31–2 over the Las Vegas Silver Stars.

— Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
Ulreich said the Redhawks (1-1) had a terrible week of practice, but things jelled from the start against the Porters (0-2).

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of jell

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

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