SERRIED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

serried

adjective

ˈser-ēd

Definition of serried

as in crowded

having little space between items or parts a sterile subdivision with serried rows of cookie-cutter houses

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Recent Examples of serried The roads of New Orleans are cluttered with serried ranks of billboards touting the services of personal-injury lawyers. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 New York must do better than its usual serried towers and clunky blocks; a new cast of leaders can look abroad to figure out how. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025 In lieu of the usual venue of the Dolby Theatre, where nominees and their guests sit elbow to elbow in serried ranks, this year’s edition was held in Los Angeles’s cavernous Union Station. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2021 No one had lined us up in serried, uniform ranks, no one had demanded an oath or a membership—or anything more than the spirit of DIY. — Jonathan Myerson, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2020

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Jackson said the sell-off reflected an unwinding of crowded AI momentum trades rather than a deterioration in the sector’s long-term fundamentals.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
While the modern beach retreat resides in one of Mexico’s most popular resort towns, SLS Cancun never feels crowded — the hotel only offers 45 luxurious, stylish suites by Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni.

— Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of crowded

Adjective

The day is typically so packed with excursions that there's very little time for any other entertainment—most guests head straight to bed after dinner, or perhaps after a nightcap with other guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Alana noted that, even with her packed schedule, Swift always makes time for her family and friends.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026

Definition of packed

Adjective

At the same time, the bath shouldn’t be tucked so deeply into dense landscaping that predators can hide nearby.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
With consistent use, many people also notice that regrowing hair becomes finer and less dense, making epilators an appealing alternative for anyone looking to stretch the time between hair removal sessions.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Definition of dense

Adjective

And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The water drew back from the house, left a thick, stinking silt across the floor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of thick

Adjective

Despite persistent inflation and tighter household budgets, Bankrate analyst Alex Gailey says even small financial adjustments can make a meaningful difference over time.

— Bonnie Laden, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Pilots are launching into a bottleneck already packed with ferries, commercial vessels, and tour boats, while sharing tight overhead airspace with NYPD, news, and helicopters, often with limited visibility.

— Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

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