thick

Having a large distance between opposite sides or surfaces.

• The book is thick.
• He cut a thick slice of bread.
• These walls are thicker than the old ones.

Opposites: thin

Common phrases: thick wall, thick slice, thick book, thick board

Having many things or a lot of material packed closely together.

• She has thick hair.
• We could barely see through the thick fog.
• The path disappeared into thick forest.

Similar words: dense

Opposites: sparse

Common phrases: thick hair, thick fog, thick forest

A liquid like this flows slowly and does not pour easily.

• The soup is thick.
• Add water if the sauce becomes too thick.
• This paint is thicker than I expected.

Similar words: viscous

Opposites: thin, watery

Common phrases: thick soup, thick sauce, thick cream, thick gravy

In a deep layer or with many things close together.

• Dust lay thick on the shelves.
• The snow fell thick around the cabin.
• Smoke hung thick in the air.

Similar words: thickly

Opposites: thinly

Common phrases: lie thick, spread thick, fall thick

In large numbers or arriving very often.

• Questions came thick and fast.
• Bullets flew thick and fast over their heads.
• Complaints arrived thick and fast after the announcement.

Similar words: frequently, profusely

Opposites: rarely

Common phrases: thick and fast, come thick

The busiest, most dangerous, or most intense part of an event or situation.

• He was in the thick of the action.
• We found ourselves in the thick of a fierce argument.
• The camera caught her in the thick of the crowd.

How to use it: in the thick of something (She was in the thick of the election campaign.)

Similar words: midst, heart

Common phrases: the thick of, in the thick