thicket

noun

thick·​et ˈthi-kət 

1

: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse

2

: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle

a political thicket

a thicket of reporters

thickety

ˈthi-kə-tē 

adjective

Synonyms

• forest
• copse
• grove
• brushwood
• coppice
• bush
• chaparral
• tangle
• jungle
• bosque
• brake

Examples of thicket in a Sentence

a dense thicket of rosebushes

flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows

Recent Examples on the Web

Plush lawns and thickets of towering palms unite the various structures, while a demilune hot tub faces the water alongside a stone terrace that steps down to the estate’s private 250-plus-foot crescent beach. —Mark David, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025

The train crawls through one impressively lush landscape after another—around mountains; through valleys, jungles, forests, and tea plantations; and past thickets of palm trees waving gracefully in the humid breeze. —Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025

Then the old granddaddy of all the deer tribes came out of the thicket and followed the does. —Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025

And even those comprehensive streaming plans don’t get you every pro sports game, thanks to the thicket of exclusive deals the likes of MLB and the NFL have inked with standalone streaming options like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+. —Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for thicket

• chicot
• cricket
• picket
• picot
• ticket
• wicket

Kids Definition

thicket

noun

thick·​et ˈthik-ət 

1

: a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

2

: something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable

a thicket of fans