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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The denser it is, the more dehydrated you are, generally.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Fellow economists Marina Gertsberg, Ekaterina Volkova and I found that the disgraced financier effectively wired corporate America into a denser, more tightly interconnected network.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

The company said the approach would make its next chip 55% denser than its predecessor and could deliver cutting-edge performance by 2031.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This allows much denser vertical connections, smaller distances between layers, and alignment accuracy measured in nanometers.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The amber color was denser, and like a photographic filter it emphasized some colors and held back others, giving a slightly different cast to the landscape.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman