Synonyms for starch

noun

1. A laundering agent

   stiffening, sizing, laundry starch, cornstarch, arrowroot starch, spray starch.

2. A complex carbohydrate

   glycogen, polysaccharide, carbohydrate; see carbohydrate, sugar.

3. A stiff bearing

   stiffness, formality, ceremony, decorum.

4. Vigor

   energy, vitality, stamina; see vigor 1, 2.

verb