concentrated

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

Synonyms

• rich
• potent
• strong
• robust

Examples of concentrated in a Sentence

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

There’s no downtown per se in Mentone, but a concentrated quarter-mile stretch of State 117 encompasses most of the retail fun. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

Peak fall colors are also heavily concentrated in central and southern Vermont and New Hampshire, and northeastern Pennsylvania. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

Giant fans pull ambient air through chemical systems that bind CO2, then release it as concentrated gas for underground storage. —Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

When fruit is dried, most of its water content is removed, resulting in a more concentrated source of natural sugars. —Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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