# densely

**Pronunciation:** /ˈdɛnsli/ · DEN-sly

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning 1: Spatial

In a way that is packed or crowded closely together.

## Examples

- The forest was densely populated with ancient trees.
- The information was densely written, making it hard to read.
- The city streets were densely crowded with people during the festival.

## Meaning 2: Information

In a way that is full of complex or difficult information.

## Examples

- The technical manual was densely written and difficult for beginners to understand.
- His argument was densely packed with statistics and historical facts.
- The book's prose was densely layered with metaphor and symbolism.

## Synonyms

- closely — General term for being near or tightly packed.
- thickly — Often used for physical substances like fog, hair, or forests.
- compactly — Emphasizes being arranged in a neat, tight space.
- crowdedly — Specifically implies a large number of people or things in a small space.

## Antonyms

- sparsely — With few people or things scattered over a wide area.
- thinly — With little substance or spread over a wide area.

## Common patterns

- densely populated — Having a large number of people or things in a particular area. — The region is densely populated with over 1,000 people per square mile.
- densely packed — Arranged very close together in a limited space. — The stadium seats were densely packed for the championship game.
- densely wooded — Having many trees growing very close together. — The trail led through a densely wooded forest.

## Collocations

- densely populated — Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
- densely packed — The shelves were densely packed with books.
- densely wooded — They hiked through a densely wooded area.

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