DENTED Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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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

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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

Nine of Alaimo’s solo singles dented the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1966. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The sentences mark a key moment in China’s continuing real-estate crisis, which has dented consumer confidence in the country – and caused a headache for a government that stakes its legitimacy on rising prosperity. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 It was not thought players’ potential legal cases would materialise, with the coach believing morale had been dented but not broken. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The attacks have dented Russia’s refining capacity, bringing shortages at gas stations. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Marvel dented its reputation as a box-office juggernaut after several of the franchise's films — remember The Marvels — fell well short of expectations. — Jair Hilburn, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In recent years, several business closures have dented EAV’s status as a dining destination. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Residents remembered seeing the black, dented 2023 Tesla Model X with Texas plates parked around the upscale Bird Streets neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills as far back as May 2025. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 Enbridge proposed the pipeline tunnel nearly a decade ago around the time a ship anchor dented part of the line. — Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented

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The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
These heavy bobbers feature a concave head that looks identical to a popper.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

Definition of concave

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Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

Adjective

The rooms 67 one-, two- and three-bedroom overwater villas and beach residences boast infinity pools with sunken outdoor lounges and panoramic rooftop decks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
The clock was ticking, but Ballard had learned something from the sunken subs.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sunken

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The 2026 Social Security trustees report projects that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund will be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The war has also depleted some of the Pentagon’s most important missile stocks, leaving fewer available for another major conflict.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of depleted

Adjective

Lindsay Clancy was depressed, prosecutor says During more than four weeks of testimony, jurors heard differing views from medical experts about Clancy’s mental state after Callan’s birth.

— Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Many established theatrical distributors are also wary of the current depressed market for documentaries.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026

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