Synonyms & related words for viscous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of viscous — including viscid, mucilaginous, glutinous, gluey, sticky, syrupy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to viscous

Explore words related to viscous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include viscousness, glutinosity, viscously, viscidity, glutinousness, viscidly, viscosity, gloppy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for viscous

Common synonyms for viscous include viscid, mucilaginous, glutinous, gluey, sticky, syrupy, glairy, gummy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does viscous come from?

The word viscous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root visc-, from Latin viscum (“birdlime, sticky”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.