serried
Shoulder to shoulder
Serried describes rows or ranks pressed closely together, with no gaps between: serried ranks of soldiers, serried rows of tombstones.
The word appears almost exclusively in this narrow context—things arranged in tight, orderly formation.
It carries a formal, literary tone and suggests both density and discipline.
Having great depth
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- solidFirm matter state
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
- continuousWithout pause or gap
uninterrupted · bristling · massed · crowded · packed · crammed · thronged · teeming
Reduced by pressure
- close-setPlaced near together
- massedCollected in quantity
- clusteredGathered closely together
- bunchedGrouped tightly together
grouped · huddled · squeezed · pressed · jammed · shoulder-to-shoulder · cheek-by-jowl · sardined
Position in hierarchy
- fileStored collection of data
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- columnVertical structural element
- rowLinear arrangement across
array · lineup · echelon · battalion · regiment · legion · squadron · platoon
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- solidFirm matter state
unified · unbroken · impregnable · stalwart · unflinching · firm · fortified · united
thick
Having great depth
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- solidFirm matter state
- unbrokenNot damaged or interrupted
continuous · uninterrupted · bristling · massed · crowded · packed · crammed · thronged · teeming · swarming
compressed
Reduced by pressure
bunched · grouped · huddled · squeezed · pressed · jammed · shoulder-to-shoulder · cheek-by-jowl · sardined · stacked
rank
Position in hierarchy
row · array · lineup · echelon · battalion · regiment · legion · squadron · platoon · procession
steadfast
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
solid · unified · unbroken · impregnable · stalwart · unflinching · firm · fortified · united · unbreachable