calcify

The word “calcify” has 3 syllables: cal-ci-fy

It's pronounced as /ˈkælsɪˌfaɪ/


What is synonym and antonym for calcify?

In the thesaurus, “calcify” has 64 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for calcify along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for calcify

  • acclimate
  • acclimatize
  • amalgamate
  • anneal
  • bake
  • brace
  • buttress
  • cake
  • callous
  • callus
  • case-harden
  • caseharden
  • cement
  • clarify
  • close
  • clot
  • coagulate
  • compact
  • concrete
  • congeal
  • consolidate
  • contract
  • crystalize
  • crystallize
  • curdle
  • densify
  • dry
  • encrust
  • firm
  • fix
  • fortify
  • fossilize
  • freeze
  • gel
  • gelate
  • gelatinize
  • gird
  • harden
  • incrust
  • indurate
  • jell
  • jelly
  • lapidify
  • mineralize
  • nerve
  • ossify
  • petrify
  • precipitate
  • press
  • reinforce
  • rigidify
  • season
  • set
  • settle
  • solidify
  • starch
  • steel
  • stiffen
  • strengthen
  • temper
  • thicken
  • toughen
  • turn to stone
  • vitrify

Antonyms for calcify

  • be intolerant
  • calm
  • comfort
  • continue
  • deliquesce
  • dilute
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • disjoin
  • dissolve
  • dissuade
  • divide
  • enlarge
  • flex
  • flux
  • fuse
  • hurt
  • indulge
  • let go
  • liquefy
  • liquify
  • loosen
  • melt
  • open
  • please
  • separate
  • smelt
  • soften
  • soothe
  • spoil
  • thaw
  • thin
  • unfix
  • unfreeze
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • weaken

Meanings of calcify

  • verb
    1. To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
    2. To become hard and stony by impregnation with calcium salts.

Example Sentences

  • Calcify deposits in the arteries can restrict blood flow and increase the risk of heart disease.
  • It's essential to address dental plaque before it has a chance to calcify and cause tooth decay.
  • Over time, the old bone fracture will calcify, becoming stronger and more stable.
  • High levels of calcium in the water supply can lead to faucets and showerheads starting to calcify.
  • If not properly treated, the soft tissue injury may calcify, leading to chronic pain and limited mobility.

On this page you'll find 101 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to calcify, such as: acclimate, acclimatize, amalgamate, anneal, bake, be intolerant, brace.

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Related Words

callus

  • acclimate
  • acclimatize
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • anneal
  • blunt
  • brutalize
  • cake
  • calcify
  • callous
  • case-harden
  • climatize
  • clot
  • coagulate
  • coarsen
  • concrete
  • conform
  • congeal
  • crystalize
  • crystallize
  • deaden
  • develop
  • discipline
  • dull
  • embitter
  • encrust
  • freeze
  • gel
  • gelate
  • gelatinize
  • habituate
  • harden
  • incrust
  • indurate
  • inure
  • jell
  • jelly
  • make callous
  • numb
  • ossify
  • paralyze
  • petrify
  • render insensitive
  • rigidify
  • roughen
  • season
  • set
  • solidify
  • steel
  • stiffen
  • strengthen
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • teach
  • temper
  • thicken
  • train

callusing

  • annealing
  • caking
  • calcifying
  • case-hardening
  • clotting
  • coagulating
  • concreting
  • congealing
  • crystalizing
  • crystallizing
  • encrusting
  • freezing
  • gelating
  • gelatinizing
  • gelling
  • hardening
  • incrusting
  • indurating
  • jelling
  • jellying
  • ossifying
  • petrifying
  • rigidifying
  • setting
  • solidifying
  • stiffening
  • tempering
  • thickening

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