dense
Hard to penetrate
Dense describes something packed tightly together, with little space between parts.
A dense forest has trees growing close together; dense fog limits visibility.
Dense materials are heavy for their size—lead is denser than aluminum.
Dense prose is difficult to penetrate, packed with ideas or jargon.
Calling a person dense means they're slow to understand: He's too dense to get the hint.
Reduced by pressure
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- packedFilled to capacity
- solidFirm matter state
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
compacted · squeezed · consolidated · impenetrable · thick · clustered · bunched · matted
Dark and unclear
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- thickHaving great depth
- foggyObscured by vapor
- mistyObscured by vapor
hazy · cloudy · smoky · soupy · obscured · visibility · smog · jungle
Having great depth
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
gooey · creamy · rich · heavy · clotted · sludgy · custard · fudgy
Low in light
- slowLacking in speed
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- thickHaving great depth
- dullLacking edge or interest
dopey · thickheaded · blockheaded · simple · dimwitted · slow-witted · boneheaded · doltish
Impossible to pass through
- obscureUnknown to most
- difficultRequiring much effort
- technicalOf specific methods
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
convoluted · arcane · abstruse · esoteric · opaque · labyrinthine · overwrought · academic
Abundantly full of
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- packedFilled to capacity
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- overpopulatedExcessively densely inhabited
bustling · crammed · jammed · thronged · populous · mobbed · chock-full · brimming
Heavy or significant
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- substantialOf notable size or importance
- solidFirm matter state
heavyweight · iron · lead · black-hole · atomic · molecular · mass · gravity
compressed
Reduced by pressure
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- packedFilled to capacity
- solidFirm matter state
tight · compacted · squeezed · consolidated · impenetrable · thick · clustered · bunched · matted · tangled
murky
Dark and unclear
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- thickHaving great depth
- foggyObscured by vapor
misty · hazy · cloudy · smoky · soupy · obscured · visibility · smog · jungle · canopy
thick
Having great depth
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
gelatinous · gooey · creamy · rich · heavy · clotted · sludgy · custard · fudgy · treacle
dim
Low in light
dull · dopey · thickheaded · blockheaded · simple · dimwitted · slow-witted · boneheaded · doltish · clueless
impenetrable
Impossible to pass through
incomprehensible · convoluted · arcane · abstruse · esoteric · opaque · labyrinthine · overwrought · academic · verbose
teeming
Abundantly full of
overpopulated · bustling · crammed · jammed · thronged · populous · mobbed · chock-full · brimming · heaving
weighty
Heavy or significant
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- substantialOf notable size or importance
solid · heavyweight · iron · lead · black-hole · atomic · molecular · mass · gravity · matter
- bread qualitiesfresh, stale, soft, crusty, crispy
- bread texturescrusty, soft, chewy, fluffy, airy
- crowd adjectivespacked, massive, huge, enormous, rowdy
- crowdedcrowded, jam-packed, packed like sardines, crammed, jammed
- dimwitsdimwit, idiot, dolt, dunce, moron
- foolishfoolish, stupid, dumb, brainless, witless
densebright
Emitting or reflecting light
sharp · clever · intelligent · smart · quick-witted
- dense fogOpaque atmospheric moisture
- dense forestClosely packed woodland
- nutrient denseHigh nutrition per portion
- housing densityResidences per land measure
- bone densityMineral content per volume
- high densityMass packed tightly together
density, condense, condensed, condensation, densely, denser, condensing, denseness, densest