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indented

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Synonyms & Antonyms of indented

(Entry 1 of 2)

curved inward

that indented area of the mountainside is prone to avalanches

Synonyms for indented

concave,
dented,
depressed,
dished,
hollow,
recessed,
sunken

Words Related to indented

alveolar,
cavernous,
crescentic,
cuplike,
cupped,
cuppy,
recurved

dimpled,
pockmarked

compressed,
condensed,
contracted,
diminished,
reduced

Near Antonyms for indented

ballooning,
bloated,
blown up,
bulbous,
distended,
enlarged,
expanded,
extended,
inflated,
jutting,
projecting,
puffed,
puffy,
risen,
swollen

domed,
global,
globular,
round,
rounded,
spherical

Antonyms for indented

bulging,
cambered,
convex,
protruding,
protrusive,
protuberant

indented

verb

past tense of indent

Synonyms of indented (Entry 2 of 2)

as in notched, grooved

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for indented

chased,
grooved,
notched

carved,
chiseled
(or chiselled),
sculpted,
sculptured

scored,
traced

engraved,
etched,
graved,
incised,
inscribed,
insculped
[archaic]

affixed,
impressed

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Thesaurus Entries Near indented

indentations

indented

indenting

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“Indented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indented. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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