condensed

adjective

con·​densed kən-ˈden(t)st 

: reduced to a more compact or dense form

also : having a face narrower than that of a standard typeface

Examples of condensed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to event planner Calder Clark, the timeline may also move to a more condensed, focused format. —Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026

The 18-year time jump provides enough distance from what came before, the returning players supply the requisite cohesion, and its condensed length feels less like bait for new audiences and more like a bonus for fans. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

The condensed cream of mushroom soup stays though. —Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2026

The pages flip like a Rolodex, doubling as a condensed history of evolving celebrity culture from old Hollywood to the counterculture of the ’70s and ’80s to the present day. —Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing condensed

• condensed milk
• condensed soup

Rhymes for condensed

• recommenced
• recompensed
• against
• commenced
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed

Medical Definition

condensed

adjective

: reduced to a more compact or dense form

condensed metaphase chromosomes

condensed heterochromatin