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. John Rogers:

   This is a new class of electronic biomedical implants, the devices can be adapted to sense fluid flow, motion, pH or thermal characteristics, in formats that are compatible with the body's abdomen and extremities, as well as the deep brain.

2. Billy Dee:

   Well, first of all, I asked last night. I said, What the hell is gender fluid ? Thats a whole new term, but what I was talking about was about men getting in touch with their softer side of themselves.

3. William Dobyns:

   If the brain is growing and then suddenly shrinks, then you'll see fluid between the brain and skull, it has a pattern that suggests that the brain has actually decreased in size.

4. Sal Syed:

   The storyline is the most important thing for us, it's a very fluid story, and in addition to all of the pictures being a little dark themselves in the way they are composed, the captions which Devyn comes up with are just awesome and add to the story so much.

5. Devyn Hensel:

   It's a very fluid story, and in addition to all of the pictures being a little dark themselves in the way they are composed, the captions which Devyn comes up with are just awesome and add to the story so much.