What is the Opposite(Antonym) of “thicken”?

The Opposite(Antonym) of “thicken”

The antonyms of thicken are thin, dilute, and water down. These words convey the opposite meaning of making something thicker or more concentrated.

Explore all Antonyms of “thicken”

• thin
• dilute
• water down

Definitions and Examples of thin, dilute, water down

Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!

thin

Having little thickness or depth; not dense or concentrated.

Example

The ice on the lake was thin and fragile, so we had to be careful while walking on it.

dilute

Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Example

He had to dilute the paint with water to get the right consistency.

water down

Make something weaker or less effective by adding water or another liquid.

Example

The company decided to water down the product to make it more affordable.

Key Differences: thin vs dilute vs water down

• 1. Thin describes something that has little thickness or density.
• 2. Dilute means to make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding another substance to it.
• 3. Water down means to make something weaker or less effective by adding water or another liquid.

Effective Usage of thin, dilute, water down

• 1. Cooking: Use thicken to describe the process of making a sauce or soup thicker, and use thin to describe the opposite process.
• 2. Chemistry: Use dilute to describe the process of making a solution less concentrated.
• 3. Politics: Use water down to describe the process of making a policy or proposal less effective or impactful.

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Remember this!

The antonyms of thicken are thin, dilute, and water down. Use thin to describe something that has little thickness or density, dilute to describe the process of making a liquid thinner or weaker, and water down to describe the process of making something weaker or less effective.