leavening
The word “leavening” has 3 syllables: leav-en-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈlɛvənɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for leavening?
In the thesaurus, “leavening” has 29 synonyms and 7 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for leavening along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for leavening
- animating
- charging
- deluging
- drowning
- enduing
- engraining
- enlivening
- filling
- flooding
- imbuing
- implanting
- impregnating
- inculcating
- induing
- infusing
- ingraining
- inoculating
- instilling
- inundating
- investing
- invigorating
- overwhelming
- permeating
- pervading
- planting
- saturating
- steeping
- submerging
- suffusing
Antonyms for leavening
- clearing
- depriving
- divesting
- eliminating
- emptying
- removing
- stripping
Meanings of leavening
- verb
- To add a leavening agent.
- To cause to rise by fermentation.
- To temper an action or decision.
- To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
- To rise or become larger.
- noun
- The process by which something is leavened.
- Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.
- adjective
- Making light by aeration.
Example Sentences
- The recipe calls for a small amount of leavening to help the dough rise.
- Baking powder is a common leavening agent used in quick breads.
- Without enough leavening, the cake turned out dense and flat.
- The chef experimented with natural leavening to improve the bread's texture.
- Too much leavening can cause baked goods to collapse after baking.
On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leavening, such as: animating, charging, clearing, deluging, depriving, divesting, drowning.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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