Synonyms of dense
120 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for dense is crowded. Other synonyms of dense are compact, thick and solid. The opposite of dense is sparse.
Synonyms and similar words for dense
adjectiveHaving relatively high density.
adjectiveCompact; crowded together.
adjectiveOpaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- cloudy
- opaque
- adiaphanousNot transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
- nontransparentNot transparent; lacking transparence; opaque.
- opacous obsolete
- opacular obsoleteOpaque.
adjectiveObscure or difficult to understand.
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
- difficult
- hard
- incomprehensible
- obscureDifficult to understand; abstruse.
- tough
- Chinese
- enigmatic
- fathomless
- bottomless
- Greek
- inapprehensibleThat cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
- incognizableNot cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- ineffable
- inenubilable formal, literaryInexplicable, mysterious, unclear.
- inexplicableImpossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
- impenetrableIncomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable.
- insensibleUnable to be understood; unintelligible.
- inscrutableDifficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
- insolubleThat cannot be explained.
- insolvable
- mysteriousDifficult to understand.
- nonunderstandableNot understandable.
- tenebrose figurativelyObscure; obtuse; incomprehensible.
- undecipherableNot easily deciphered; difficult to read.
- undiscoverable
- unexplainableThat doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
- unfathomableImpossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.
- ungraspable
- unintelligibleNot intelligible; unable to be understood.
- unknowableNot knowable; not able to be known.
- ununderstandableNot understandable; that cannot be understood.
- retruse obsolete
adjectiveSlow to comprehend; of low intelligence. (of a person).
- dumbStupid.
- slow
- stupid
- addlebrainedSynonym of addlepated.
- addlepatedAddled; confused; stupid; flustered.
- airheaded
- bee-brainedExtremely stupid.
- beef-wittedStupid; dull.
- soft informalFoolish.
- beefheadedStupid; dull-witted.
- beetle-headedMentally dull; stupid.
- birdbrainedSilly and frivolous; empty-headed.
- blockheadedResembling a blockhead; stupid.
- Boeotian
- boneheadedResembling or characteristic of a bonehead.
- boofheadedStupid; dimwitted.
- braindead
- brainlessUnintelligent, with little common sense.
- bubbleheadedStupid; vacuous.
- buffle-headedDull; stupid; blundering.
- bullet-headedStubborn and stupid.
- cerebrally challengedOf low intelligence; stupid.
- childish
- chowderheadedStupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
- chuckleheadedStupid, idiotic.
- crackbrainedIdiotic.
- cretinousCharacteristic of a cretin; very stupid.
- daftFoolish, silly, stupid.
- dentedExtremely stupid.
- dim-bulbSlow-witted, stupid.
- dim-headedSynonym of dim-witted.
- dim-wittedBeing a dimwit; stupid; foolish; simple.
- dimNot smart or intelligent.
- doltishLike a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
- dopeyStupid, silly.
- dozyIntellectually slow.
- drowsyDull; stupid.
- dull-headedSynonym of dull-witted.
- dull-mindedDim-witted, stupid, unintelligent.
- dull-wittedHaving a dull, blunt wit or mind; unintelligent.
- dullNot bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- dumber than a box of rocksVery stupid.
- dunderheadedStupid, foolish.
- empty-headedUnintelligent.
- fatheadedCharacteristic of a fathead; stupid.
- feeble-mindedWeak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence.
- flea-brainedIdiotic.
- foolish
- fuzzy-headed
- fuzzy-mindedSynonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
- goofyQuirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.
- half-brainedExhibiting low intelligence, as if having only half a brain.
- half-wittedHaving low intelligence.
- hammer-headedStupid, ignorant.
- idiotic
- ignorant
- imbecilicLike or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
- inane
- insipid
- intellectually challengedOf low intelligence; stupid.
- knuckleheadedStupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
- lamebrainedFoolish; stupid.
- lowbrowUnsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
- lumpishDull and slow in acting, thinking, etc.; without energy; cloddish, lethargic, slow-witted, sluggish.
- lunkheadedObtuse; foolish; idiotic.
- mentally challengedHaving low intelligence.
- mentally retarded offensiveIntellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in...
- mindless
- monosynaptic
- moronic
- muttonheadedBeing a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
- nitwittedBeing like a nitwit; being foolish or stupid.
- numbskulledStupid.
- oafishCharacteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
Opposite of dense
adjectiveCompact; crowded together.
- diffuse
- dispersedSpread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.
- incompactNot compact; not having the parts firmly united; incoherent or loose.
- loose
- noncompactNot compact.
- scattered
- spaced out
- sparseNot dense; meager; scanty.
- spread out
- thin
- uncompactNot compact; incompact.
adjectiveOpaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- clearFree of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- diaphanous
- see-throughTransparent or translucent; that can be seen through.
- translucent
- transparent
- clear as crystal
- crystalline
- glassy
- hyalineGlassy, transparent; amorphous.
- hyaloidTransparent or glassy.
- limpidClear, transparent or bright.
- lucid
- pellucidEasily understood; clear.
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- transpicuousEasily construed or seen through.
- vitreous
- semitransparentAllowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.
- semipellucidHalf clear, or imperfectly transparent.
- semiopaquePartially opaque.
- serene archaic
- through-shine obsoleteTranslucent.
- tralucent obsoleteTranslucent.
adjectiveObscure or difficult to understand.
- comprehensibleAble to be comprehended.
- easy
- simpleFeeble-minded; foolish.
- straightforward
- understandable
- apprehensibleWhich can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
- explainableAble to be explained or understood.
- explicableAble to be explained.
- explicatableExplicable.
- fathomableAble to be fathomed.
- graspable
- illuminable
- intelligibleCapable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- tangible
adjectiveSuch that its closure in T is T.
- meagerOf a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or...
Meaning of dense
- adjective Having relatively high density.
- adjective Compact; crowded together.
- adjective Thick; difficult to penetrate.
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