dense
Packed closely together, or very thick.
dense in a sentence
- The forest was so dense that hardly any sunlight reached the ground between the crowded trees.
- The fog was so dense that we could not see the goalposts from the halfway line.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to dense?
- Athin
- Bthick
- Cloose
- Dlight
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B: thick. The other three mean the opposite of dense.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to dense?
- Athick
- Bpacked
- Csolid
- Dthin
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D: thin. The other three mean nearly the same as dense.
Words that mean something similar
thick, packed, solid
Words that mean the opposite
thin, light, loose
More words about size & amount
- deplete: To use something up until very little is left.
- destitute: Having no money and none of the things you need to live.
- diluted: Made weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid.
- dwindle: To become smaller or fewer, little by little.
- economical: Careful not to waste money, time or materials.
- enormous: Extremely large.
- estimate: To work out roughly how much or how many, without counting exactly.
- extraordinary: So unusual or amazing that it is far beyond normal.
More words to explore
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