Synonyms for fluid
ˈflu ɪdflu·id

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1. fluid

   A fluid is a substance that, like air or water, yields to any force that tends to change its form; a liquid is a body in that state in which the particles move freely among themselves, but remain in one mass, keeping the same volume, but taking always the form of the containing vessel; a liquid is an inelastic fluid; a gas is an elastic fluid that tends to expand to the utmost limits of the containing space. All liquids are fluids, but not all fluids are liquids; air and all the gases are fluids, but they are not liquids under ordinary circumstances, tho capable of being reduced to a liquid form by special means, as by cold and pressure. Water at the ordinary temperature is at once a fluid and a liquid.

   Synonyms:
   gas, liquid

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1. fluidnoun

   a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

   Antonyms:
   unchangeable, nondisposable, solid, awkward, gaseous

2. fluidadjective

   continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

   Antonyms:
   awkward, nondisposable, solid, unchangeable, gaseous

3. fluid, unstableadjective

   subject to change; variable

   "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"

   Synonyms:
   mentally ill, mobile, liquid, unstable, fluent, runny, smooth, precarious, unsound

   Antonyms:
   awkward, gaseous, unchangeable, solid, nondisposable

4. fluid, runnyadjective

   characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

   Synonyms:
   mobile, unstable, smooth, liquid, fluent, runny

   Antonyms:
   unchangeable, nondisposable, gaseous, solid, awkward

5. fluent, fluid, liquid, smoothadjective

   smooth and unconstrained in movement

   "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

   Synonyms:
   tranquil, smooth, silver-tongued, eloquent, placid, silver, liquified, still, quiet, legato, unruffled, smooth-spoken, swimming, suave, runny, limpid, facile, melted, mobile, unstable, fluent, liquid, bland, politic

   Antonyms:
   unchangeable, nondisposable, gaseous, solid, awkward

6. fluid, liquidadjective

   in cash or easily convertible to cash

   "liquid (or fluid) assets"

   Synonyms:
   mobile, liquid, unstable, fluent, limpid, melted, liquified, runny, smooth, swimming

   Antonyms:
   unchangeable, solid, awkward, gaseous, nondisposable

7. fluid, mobileadjective

   affording change (especially in social status)

   "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"

   Synonyms:
   roving, mobile, liquid, unstable, fluent, wandering, nomadic, peregrine, runny, smooth

   Antonyms:
   nondisposable, unchangeable, awkward, solid, gaseous

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1. fluidadjective

   Synonyms:
   liquid, not solid

2. fluidnoun

   Synonyms:
   liquid, liquor

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1. fluidnoun

   Synonyms:
   liquid, liquor, solution

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1. List of paraphrases for "fluid":

   liquid, fluids, oil, liquids, goo, liquide, free-flowing, accepted, fluent, smooth, olive, cash, unstable

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1. Steven King, The Stand:

   The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way.

2. Kathleen Cullen:

   There's a really profound fundamental thing that happens in the brain of people like dancers or skaters over lots and lots of practice. And that's basically a change in the way the brain is processing information, when you spin around, you're activating the semicircular canals, rotation sensors. They're filled with fluid and they're sensing your rotation. But when you stop, the fluid has inertia and it tends to continue to move. They actually get a false sensation of movement.

3. Michael Miller:

   Fluid buildup affecting the left side of the heart can produce wheezing that simulates bronchial asthma, once the valve is fixed, fluid no longer builds up in the lungs and the patient breathes easier.

4. Scott McLean:

   Cal Fire’s a case by case basis, and Cal Fire’s extremely fluid.

5. Elizabeth Ayres:

   Miles 13 through to 18 were horrendous ! We were sprayed with cleaning fluid and water from the clean-up vehicles.