Synonyms of dented

dented 1 of 2

adjective

as in concave

curved inward

the dented car fender bore silent testament to an accident that no one in the family was owning up to

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concave
• hollow
• sunken
• depressed
• dimpled
• cupped
• indented
• dished
• recessed
• compressed
• cavernous
• diminished
• reduced
• crescentic
• recurved
• alveolar
• pockmarked
• contracted
• condensed
• cuplike
• cuppy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• convex
• protuberant
• risen
• enlarged
• inflated
• swollen
• projecting
• distended
• bulbous
• extended
• puffy
• protruding
• bulging
• bloated
• expanded
• blown up
• ballooning
• rounded
• cambered
• protrusive
• round
• spherical
• domed
• global
• puffed
• globular
• jutting

dented

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dent

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

hopefully this vacation won't dent our bank account too much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• depleted
• diminished
• lowered
• eased
• slashed
• lessened
• dwindled
• downsized
• dropped
• abated
• minimized
• cut
• compressed
• knocked down
• downscaled
• nicked
• trimmed
• shrank
• curtailed
• pared
• clipped
• shortened
• truncated
• deflated
• contracted
• de-escalated
• constricted
• cropped
• cut down
• condensed
• pruned
• retrenched
• docked
• whittled
• cut back
• modified
• abbreviated
• modulated
• abridged
• qualified
• moderated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• enlarged
• expanded
• augmented
• raised
• boosted
• amplified
• inflated
• swelled
• escalated
• distended
• extended
• dilated
• prolonged
• elongated
• added (to)
• lengthened
• blew up
• supplemented
• aggrandized
• protracted
• complemented
• enhanced
• intensified
• heightened
• redoubled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dented

Adjective

The sister would then point to her large, dented forehead. — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026

Many food banks refuse to accept dented cans or open packages due to the potential for spoilage. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026

Videos on local media showed train cars with broken windows and dented sides stuck along a rail line hemmed in between a lush forest and a massive rock. — CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025

Verb

Okegbe recommends immediately discarding any can that’s bulging, leaking, heavily rusted, or dented. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

That might include debris left behind or other damages like cars dented from scores of teens clambering over them while fleeing police. — Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026

The planters themselves get chipped, scratched, dented and, in one out of every three cases so far, destroyed. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

The conflict has also dented tourism and local businesses are taking the hit. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But there is no question that Wednesday night has dented Tuchel’s standing with the public in a way that this win alone will not repair. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026

For this reason, always inspect cans before use and discard any that are leaking, bulging, or badly dented. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Buyers of high-end property have been active in Saudi Arabia this year, even as the Iran war has dented sales of the priciest homes elsewhere in the Gulf, according to DarGlobal CEO Ziad El Chaar. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

Nelson left the hood dented, officials said. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026