Meaning & use

denser

adjective·Academic

Having more mass or content packed into a given space; the comparative form of dense.

See it in a sentence

Lead is much denser than aluminum, so it feels far heavier for the same size.

The forest grew denser the farther they hiked from the trailhead.

A note on using this word

Denser can describe physical mass, as in materials, or figuratively describe crowding, fog, or even difficult writing.

Words with a similar meaning

thickermore compact

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Words with an opposite meaning

sparserthinner

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