concentrated

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adjective

con·​cen·​trat·​ed ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrā-təd 

-ˌsen-

1

: rich in respect to a particular or essential element : made less dilute or diffuse

concentrated sulfuric acid

concentrated orange juice

2

: contained or existing or happening together in a small or narrow space or area : not spread out

a highly concentrated beam of light

3

: intense, intensive

a job requiring hours of concentrated effort

concentratedly

ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrā-təd-lē 

-ˌsen-;

ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-

adverb

Here is Savage working concentratedly on his new, long poem …

—Richard Holmes

concentrated

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past tense and past participle of concentrate entry 1

Synonyms of concentrated

Adjective

• rich
• potent
• strong
• robust

Examples of concentrated in a Sentence

Adjective

a concentrated mixture of lemonade and iced tea

when you get a private conference with that financial adviser, you get nothing but his concentrated attention

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

There, the batteries were shredded and processed into Black Mass, a concentrated material containing valuable minerals recovered from lithium-ion batteries. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

If key artificial intelligence players like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are included, the trillion-dollar company cohort has become intensely concentrated within artificial intelligence and its upstream and downstream supply chains. — CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

The organization appears independent, but critical relationships, knowledge, approvals and decision making still remain concentrated with the owner. — Adi Klevit, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

So a black hole is basically a place where matter is so concentrated and gravity so intense that nothing can escape this sort of sacred boundary. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing concentrated

• be concentrated
• hyper-concentrated

Rhymes for concentrated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated