jelly

The word “jelly” has 2 syllables: jel-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɛli/

What is synonym and antonym for jelly?

In the thesaurus, “jelly” has 33 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for jelly

Antonyms for jelly

deliquesce
flux
fuse
liquefy
liquify
melt
thaw

Meanings of jelly

noun
1. An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.
2. A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
3. A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as "jam" in Commonwealth English.
4. A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
5. Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
6. A jellyfish.
7. A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
8. A large backside, especially a woman's.
9. A jelly shoe.
10. Blood.
11. A coconut with soft or gelatinous meat inside as well as the meat itself (which is of regular quality if the coconut is immature).
verb
1. To wiggle like jelly.
2. To make jelly.
adjective
1. Jealous.

Example Sentences

Spread some jelly on your toast for breakfast.
She likes to make sandwiches with peanut butter and jelly.
The kids enjoyed eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at the picnic.
I prefer grape jelly over other flavors for my toast.
Can you pass me the jar of strawberry jelly from the fridge, please?

On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jelly, such as: balm, cake, clot, clump, coagulate, concrete, condense.

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