| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dense, cramped |
Synonyms: |
circumscribed, close-grained, compact, confined, confining, congested, consolidated, cropped, crowded, firm, impenetrable, impermeable, jam-packed, narrow, packed, restricted, short, solid, substantial, thick, tight |
Antonyms: |
loose, open, uncramped |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
Synonyms: |
close, close-grained, compact, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed, congealed, dense, fine-grained, hard, hardened, heavy, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, inelastic, jelled, nonporous, refractory, rigid, set, solid, solidified, stiff, sturdy, substantial, thick, tough, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
flexible, loose, slack, soft, supple, weak, yielding |
| Main Entry: | incompressible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | firm |
Synonyms: |
close, close-grained, compact, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed, congealed, dense, fine-grained, hard, hardened, heavy*, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, inelastic, jelled, nonporous, refractory, rigid, set, solid, solidified, stiff, sturdy, substantial, thick, tough*, unyielding |
| Main Entry: | neck and neck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close |
Synonyms: |
circumscribed, close-grained, compact, confined, confining, congested, consolidated, cropped, crowded, firm, impenetrable, impermeable, jam-packed, narrow, nip and tuck, packed, restricted, short, solid, substantial, thick, tight* |