What are some opposite words for diffuse?
Antonyms for diffuse
dɪˈfyuz; -ˈfyusdif·fuse
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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diffuse
Antonyms:
laconic, epigrammatic, terse, condensedSynonyms:
discursive, prolix, verbose, diluted, copious
Princeton's WordNet
diffuseadjective
spread out; not concentrated in one place
"a large diffuse organization"
Antonyms:
concentrated, concisesoft, diffuse, diffusedadjective
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Antonyms:
concentrated, conciseSynonyms:
cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffuseddiffuseverb
lacking conciseness
"a diffuse historical novel"
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concentrated, concisediffuse, spread, spread out, fan outverb
move outward
"The soldiers fanned out"
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concise, concentratedSynonyms:
unfold, circularise, dissipate, penetrate, riddle, overspread, disseminate, pass around, spread, spread out, go around, broadcast, turn out, fan out, scatter, distribute, imbue, circularize, expand, permeate, splay, open, propagate, rotate, pervade, disperse, circulate, string out, interpenetratepermeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddleverb
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
Antonyms:
concise, concentratedSynonyms:
fall into place, circulate, spread, infiltrate, interpenetrate, sink in, soak, penetrate, bottom, disperse, circularize, propagate, pass around, riddle, spread out, filter, come home, disseminate, perforate, dawn, hue, click, broadcast, screen, distribute, percolate, fan out, circularise, get across, fathom, imbue, get through, permeate, pervadecirculate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Antonyms:
concentrated, conciseSynonyms:
circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, spread, mobilize, pervade, pass on, dish out, dissipate, deal out, allot, dot, overspread, break up, dispense, interpenetrate, dole out, unfold, penetrate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, spread out, open, go around, pass around, sprinkle, hand out, mete out, dispel, mobilise, broadcast, distribute, pass out, propagate, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circle
How to use diffuse in a sentence?
May '68 was all about having an actual revolution against capitalism. Now it's much more diffuse... and it's hard to have another May '68 if you don't have one clearly identified common enemy.
A lot of people think of an island of floating garbage, people envision that there are forms of an island you can see on Google Earth -- it's much more diffuse than that.
The thing in this moment that causes me to want to do this is for our daughters, so they can know all that's available to know, and I'm excited to see this all laid out on paper so I can show it to my dad and my aunt, Jackie. So they can see it for real because it's clear that even their knowledge is a little bit diffuse.
We found a new mechanism that solar-wind hydrogen can diffuse into the glass beads and thus identified a new water reservoir on the Moon, on the other hand, impact glass beads are distributed in the regolith globally on the Moon. Therefore, the impact glass beads can be replenished with water on the Moon’s surface and can sustain the lunar surface water cycle.
There is something qualitatively different about terrorist organizations and their dynamics today because they are more diffuse and widely distributed and may materialize where you don't expect them.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#746 | short | |
#2436 | brief | |
#3048 | compact | |
#10268 | concentrated | |
#10534 | neat | |
#11861 | condensed | |
#12782 | concise | |
#19568 | diffuse | |
#41810 | succinct | |
#54494 | terse | |
#68234 | pithy | |
#103727 | laconic | |
#273950 | sententious | |
#309329 | compendious | |
#312292 | epigrammatic |
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