denser

ADJECTIVE

compressed, thick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heavy impenetrable opaque solid

WEAK

close compact condensed crammed crowded heaped jam-packed jammed massed packed packed like sardines piled substantial thickset

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear easy soft understandable

WEAK

open scattered sparse thin uncompressed

ADJECTIVE

slow, stupid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dull simple thick

WEAK

blockheaded boorish doltish dumb fatheaded ignorant imbecilic impassive lethargic numskulled oafish obtuse phlegmatic slow-witted sluggish stolid torpid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

intelligent smart

WEAK

brainy clever

Example Sentences

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Nowadays, the apartments around MacArthur Park can be denser than Manhattan’s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The Trinamool Congress retained a denser grassroots network and the charismatic dominance of Banerjee.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Asian refineries are built to process denser and more sulfurous crude oil from the Middle East, not the lighter U.S. equivalent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

One option is for manufacturers to design sponges that are denser and more durable, which would slow down wear and reduce the number of fibers released.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

In Florence, however, Galileo’s disciple Torricelli heard in 1643 of Berti’s experiments and realized that he could simplify matters by using a denser liquid.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton