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Synonyms for dense
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Wiktionary
denseadjective
Having relatively high density.
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soliddenseadjective
Compact; crowded together.
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crowded, packed, compactAntonyms:
sparse, rarefied, few and far between, scattered, diffusedenseadjective
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
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thindenseadjective
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
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diaphanous, translucent, see-through, transparent, cleardenseadjective
Obscure, or difficult to understand.
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abstruse, incomprehensible, hard, obscure, difficult, toughAntonyms:
comprehensible, straightforward, simple, understandable, easy, cleardenseadjective
Of a person, slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
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slow, stupid, dumb, thickAntonyms:
quick, canny, smart, bright, quick-witted, intelligentdenseadjective
Antonyms:
meager
English Synonyms and Antonyms
dense
That is obscure which the eye or the mind can not clearly discern or see through, whether because of its own want of transparency, its depth or intricacy, or because of mere defect of light. That which is complicated is likely to be obscure, but that may be obscure which is not at all complicated and scarcely complex, as a muddy pool. In that which is abstruse (Latin abs, from, and trudo, push) as if removed from the usual course of thought or out of the way of apprehension or discovery, the thought is remote, hidden; in that which is obscure there may be nothing to hide; it is hard to see to the bottom of the profound, because of its depth, but the most shallow turbidness is obscure. Compare COMPLEX; DARK; DIFFICULT; MYSTERIOUS.
See synonyms for CLEAR.
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abstruse, ambiguous, cloudy, complex, complicated, dark, darksome, deep, difficult, dim, doubtful, dusky, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, indistinct, intricate, involved, muddy, mysterious, obscure, profound, turbid, unintelligible
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
dense, heavy, impenetrableadjective
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
"dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
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laboured, sullen, laborious, heavy, dull, overweight, toilsome, slow, intemperate, sound, dumb, wakeless, grueling, with child(p), threatening, grave, profound, lowering, cloggy, heavy(a), large(p), clayey, enceinte, grievous, fleshy, weighed down, hard, weighty, impenetrable, gruelling, expectant, lumbering, ponderous, backbreaking, sonorous, great(p), arduous, operose, dim, heavy(p), big(a), labored, punishing, thick, gravid, big(p), obtuse, leadenAntonyms:
penetrable, smart, light, thindense, thickadjective
hard to pass through because of dense growth
"dense vegetation"; "thick woods"
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duncical, duncish, dull, dim, thickheaded, thick(p), loggerheaded, impenetrable, chummy, thick-skulled, thickset, dumb, deep, slow, blockheaded, heavy, compact, stocky, boneheaded, wooden-headed, heavyset, obtuse, buddy-buddy, fatheaded, thick, slurredAntonyms:
thin, penetrable, smart, lightdenseadjective
having high relative density or specific gravity
"dense as lead"
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heavy, dull, obtuse, impenetrable, dim, thick, dumb, slowAntonyms:
penetrable, light, smart, thindense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowadjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
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vague, ho-hum, muted, sluggish, subdued, deadening, faint, mute, slow, thudding, boring, dumb, irksome, black, silent, wispy, heavy, dim, purblind, muffled, tedious, impenetrable, dull, dimmed, speechless, shadowy, tiresome, softened, bleak, thick, wearisome, obtuse, leadenAntonyms:
thin, smart, light, penetrable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
denseadjective
Synonyms:
close, compact, condensed, compressed, thick
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dense":
denso, thick, high-density, heavy, intensive, density, electron-dense, densities, opaque, ultra-dense, intense
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How to use dense in a sentence?
We are learning that healthy gain in early pregnancy is especially important – just a couple of pounds in the first trimester, women should aim to gain within the recommended amounts by continuing to exercise regularly and eating a nutrient-dense diet – avoid ‘ empty ’ calories such as those in sugary beverages, candy, and desserts.
Some carriers have aggressive launch dates, but full-scale coverage, like we currently have with 4G, is years away, cellular waves needed for 5G do not travel as far as with 4G and 3G, and it will take time for carriers to build a sufficiently dense network of infrastructure.
We're looking at people with complicated health histories a lot of the time, we're looking at obesity as an issue but no one wants to say it because it's body positivity. And we're looking at poverty. That's what we need to be focused on, people who live really close together. But there's a lot of people within different poor communities so don't want to take it. We just have to take our chances, be thoughtful and careful and go back out there and make sure that people who live in dense housing have complete access to the vaccine. And if they don't want to take it ….
When it comes to nutrient breakdown, your best option is to go with the fast casual foods, however, don't be fooled that they're necessarily better for you when it comes to calorie load, as shown in this study, fast casual foods are more calorically dense, the reason being is they are often larger in size than fast food portion sizes.
It's possible that dense feathers were primarily selected for insulation, as body size decreased in theropod dinosaurs on the evolutionary pathway to modern birds, feathers could have then later been co-opted for sexual display or flying.
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- كثيفArabic
- гъст, плътен, тъп, компактен, непрозрачен, глупавBulgarian
- densCatalan, Valencian
- hustýCzech
- tæt, kompaktDanish
- dichtGerman
- espeso, obscuro, denso, cabeza dura, compacto, enigmático, tupido, menso, macizoSpanish
- sankka, tiivis, tiheä, hämärä, pimeä, taajaFinnish
- dlúthIrish
- סתוםHebrew
- խիտ, թանձրArmenian
- denso, pastosoItalian
- 密, 濃いJapanese
- blīvsLatvian
- apiapi, whakaapiMāori
- збиен, густMacedonian
- tępy, zbity, gęsty, zwartyPolish
- ګڼ, ټينګPashto, Pushto
- denso, compactoPortuguese
- тупой, густой, плотный, компактный, непрозрачный, глупыйRussian
- tät, kompakt, trögSwedish
- yoğunTurkish
- đặcVietnamese
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