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 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 All of it can congeal into too much, separating New Yorkers for a season from New Yorkers for life. — ABC News, 2 July 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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Verb

Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Identity monitoring service Aura can also freeze your credit without requiring you to contact the credit bureaus.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of freeze

Verb

At halftime, Irankunda and Metcalfe came on as substitutes, and the team started to gel and to threaten.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026

Definition of gel

Verb

The organizations that succeed build the platform first, establish a real control plane, harden the data and infrastructure layers, and then let teams scale agents on top of it.

— Harsha Kotikela, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The interview, released in August, was supposed to follow the show’s usual strange logic, but instead the exchange hardened around Gaza, with Friedland growing visibly emotional as Torres remained largely unmoved.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026

Definition of harden

Verb

Group 1 is pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and severe version that occurs when blood vessels in the lungs narrow and stiffen.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 June 2026
Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026

Definition of stiffen

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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
If an egg cracks during boiling, vinegar can help the egg white coagulate faster, preventing it from leaking into the water.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of coagulate

Verb

Coach Ben Johnson can sense his group jelling in terms of understanding expectations and how the coaching staff expects players to attack their business.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Barkey and Zegras are roommates — and jelled just as well as linemates.

— CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of jell

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