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

Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel. —Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

Then, as if that were not enough excitement for any hunter at one time, a big mule-deer buck broke out of the thicket and bounded away to my left, straight for Sally. —Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025

Investigators were searching a remote and virtually uninhabitable area on Grindstone Mountain this week when a drone flying overhead detected something unusual in a thicket of trees. —Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025

As more and more birders gathered to see the bird, the animal became more reclusive and hid in a mesquite thicket. —Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 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