Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to thicken
Participle: thickened
Gerund: thickening
Indicative
Present
| I | thicken |
| you | thicken |
| he;she;it | thickens |
| we | thicken |
| you | thicken |
| they | thicken |
Perfect
| I | have thickened |
| you | have thickened |
| he;she;it | has thickened |
| we | have thickened |
| you | have thickened |
| they | have thickened |
Past
| I | thickened |
| you | thickened |
| he;she;it | thickened |
| we | thickened |
| you | thickened |
| they | thickened |
Pluperfect
| I | had thickened |
| you | had thickened |
| he;she;it | had thickened |
| we | had thickened |
| you | had thickened |
| they | had thickened |
Future
| I | will thicken |
| you | will thicken |
| he;she;it | will thicken |
| we | will thicken |
| you | will thicken |
| they | will thicken |
Future Perfect
| I | will have thickened |
| you | will have thickened |
| he;she;it | will have thickened |
| we | will have thickened |
| you | will have thickened |
| they | will have thickened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | thicken |
| you | thicken |
| he;she;it | thicken |
| we | thicken |
| you | thicken |
| they | thicken |
Perfect
| I | have thickened |
| you | have thickened |
| he;she;it | have thickened |
| we | have thickened |
| you | have thickened |
| they | have thickened |
Imperfect
| I | thickened |
| you | thickened |
| he;she;it | thickened |
| we | thickened |
| you | thickened |
| they | thickened |
Pluperfect
| I | had thickened |
| you | had thickened |
| he;she;it | had thickened |
| we | had thickened |
| you | had thickened |
| they | had thickened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would thicken |
| you | would thicken |
| he;she;it | would thicken |
| we | would thicken |
| you | would thicken |
| they | would thicken |
Perfect
| I | would have thickened |
| you | would have thickened |
| he;she;it | would have thickened |
| we | would have thickened |
| you | would have thickened |
| they | would have thickened |
Imperative
| you | thicken |
| we | Let's thicken |
| you | thicken |
Verbs conjugated like 'thicken'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'thicken'
chicken,
blicken,
quicken,
rethicken,
sicken,
slicken,
thick,
ticket,
whicker,
bicker,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- cooking
- reduce
- strengthen
- anneal, brace, confirm, indurate, strengthen
- make wider
- widen
- to make strong or stronger
- anneal, brace, build up, confirm, enstrengthen, fortify, harden, indurate, intend, invigorate, munite, nerve, roborate, steel, strength, strengthen
- thicken
- engross
- to thicken
- inspissate
- to make wider
- breadthen, broaden, enwiden, widen, widthen
- to make something more viscous
- condense, engross, incrassate, thick
- Especially by boiling, evaporation, or condensation.
- inspissate
- To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
- reduce
- coagulate
- condense, curdle, jell, congeal, stiffen, harden, clot
- reinforce
- intensify, harden, buttress, fortify, strengthen, brace, enlarge, add
Antonyms
- to make something more viscous
- dilute, thin, water down
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English thickenen, thikkenen, perhaps from Old Norse þykkna (“to thicken”); equivalent to thick + -en. Cognate with Swedish tjockna (“to thicken”), Icelandic þykkna (“to thicken”). See: Middle English '
thickenen', Swedish '
tjockna', Icelandic '
þykkna'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] courage to stand in its place, and drive it out (he had once: being desperate ), it broods upon his bed. In the twilight, and always at the same hour, a voice calls to him by name; as the darkness thickens, his Loom begins to live; and even that, his comfort, is a hideous figure, watching him till daybreak.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] so very absurd a supposition, to have allowed her capable of managing, as Mr. Shelby supposed. Her heart was set on performing her promise to Tom and Aunt Chloe, and she sighed as discouragements thickened around her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)