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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Congress weighs competing proposals Anthropic’s draft enters a crowded legislative debate over how the United States should regulate frontier AI.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Ofelia Montes de Oca, a 56-year-old resident who has lived in Pinecrest for 40 years, was among those in the crowded cafe.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowded

Adjective

This packed schedule is a small window into how Benski has been living and working after leaving Gangs of London producer Pulse Films in 2022.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Reporting from Tel Aviv Trumpeldor beach in central Tel Aviv, packed and lively just yesterday, is today almost empty.

— Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of packed

Adjective

If sauce is thick, stir in water, a spoonful at a time, to loosen.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Kitty-corner from the park is 16th Street Baptist Church, the city's first Black congregation, housed in a thick tan brick building of Romanesque-Byzantine design, which became a center for civil rights meetings.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of thick

Adjective

Certain oils can soften dry, flaky skin and help reduce moisture loss, which may be especially helpful if your scalp feels tight or dry after shampooing.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Republicans are fighting to hold on to the Texas Senate seat, as polls point to a tight race between Paxton and Democratic opponent James Talarico.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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