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Detailed Synonyms for dense in English

dense:

dense adj

  1. dense
    closed; dense; shut
  2. dense
    dense
  3. dense
    stupid; obtuse; dull; dense
  4. dense
  5. dense
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    dull; dense; dim; dumb; slow; obtuse
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    • dull adj
      • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick1
    • dense adj
      • so dense he never understands anything I say to him1
    • dim adj
      • never met anyone quite so dim1
    • dumb adj
      • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions1
    • slow adj
      • worked with the slow students1
    • obtuse adj
      • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse1
  6. dense
    – having high relative density or specific gravity 1
    dense
    – having high relative density or specific gravity 1
    • dense adj
      • dense as lead1
  7. dense
    – hard to pass through because of dense growth 1
    dense; thick
    – hard to pass through because of dense growth 1
    • dense adj
      • dense vegetation1
    • thick adj
      • thick woods1
  8. dense
    – permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter 1
    dense; heavy; impenetrable
    – permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter 1

Related Words for "dense":

  • denseness, denser, densest, densely

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Related Definitions for "dense":

  1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity1
    • so dense he never understands anything I say to him1
  2. having high relative density or specific gravity1
    • dense as lead1
  3. hard to pass through because of dense growth1
    • dense vegetation1
  4. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter1
    • dense smoke1

Related Synonyms for dense