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adjective

Definition of dentednext
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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dented

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dented
  1. concave
  2. reduced
  3. hollow
  4. sunken
  5. depleted
  6. depressed
Adjective
  • The objects have handles attached to either a concave bowl or a flat disk, measuring 10 to 20 millimeters across.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Underneath are two concave rubber pads to grip the frame without the worry of scratching it up and are cinched down with mini TPU straps.
    Matt Beer, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
Definition of concave
Verb
  • In addition to those strategies, look for more colleges to tighten their financial belts in order bring expenses into line with what’s likely to be reduced revenue, particularly at those private institutions that depend heavily on tuition dollars to fund their operations.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, Jordan’s decision to wind down operations before the sale reduced the final price.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • There’s a hollow separator in the center, which can be filled with water and frozen in order to keep two bottles cold on the go.
    Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There was also one loose nine-millimeter hollow point round.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • The Chinese geophysicist, marine technologist, robot designer, and filmmaker challenged himself to locate the sunken vessel and resurface the tale of villainy and heroism behind it.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The era embraced brightly colored tile, sunken bathtubs, carpeted floors, and other accoutrements that were then the cutting edge of bathroom decorating.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sunken
Verb
  • Your employees are the foundation, not a resource to be depleted.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of depleted
Adjective
  • The Swiss National Bank also cut rates by 50 basis points earlier in the session Thursday, exceeding expectations of a smaller trim amid an ongoing tussle with depressed inflation and a strong Swiss franc.
    Karen Gilchrist,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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