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thicketed

thicketed

5.5
Covered with thick bushes or small trees
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɪkɪtɪd/
translation icon : matorral
  • We followed a narrow trail through the thicketed forest.

Examples

  • Birds nested in the thicketed area behind the old farmhouse.

  • The hikers were cautious as they moved through the thicketed terrain, filled with dense underbrush.

  • The thicketed hillside made it hard to see the river below.

  • Look at those thicketed bushes!

  • The thicketed area was difficult to navigate.

  • Wild animals often take refuge in the thicketed patches of the forest, where they can hide from predators.

  • The garden was beautifully natural, with thicketed areas providing shelter for various types of wildlife.

Synonyms

thick
vsthicketed
585 1.0

Having a large distance between two sides and often very dense

applies specifically to areas filled with dense bushes and small trees
overgrown
vsthicketed
52 3.4

Covered with plants that grow out of control

focuses on dense bushes and small trees rather than neglect or excess
dense
vsthicketed
42 2.8

Thick with plants making it hard to walk through

refers specifically to areas full of bushes and small trees
brushy
vsthicketed
1 3.8

Covered with many low bushes or thick plants

refers to denser growth of bushes and small trees
thickset
vsthicketed
6.1

Plants or trees that grow very close together and form a crowded group

describes area covered with dense bushes and small trees
thicket-forming
vsthicketed
8.0

Plants that grow close together to make thick groups of plants

applies to places already covered with dense bushes and small trees
braky
vsthicketed
  • Archaic
9.9

Land that has thick low plants like brambles and ferns

implies coverage by dense bushes and small trees rather than low undergrowth
bosky
vsthicketed
  • Archaic
9.9

Covered with trees and bushes

is the neutral description for dense bushes and small trees
jungled
vsthicketed
6.8

Covered with thick plants and small trees like a wild forest

means dense growth of bushes and small trees rather than wild jungle

Antonyms

217 2.2

Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface

How Dense

impenetrable
19 7.3
dense
42 2.8
thicketed
5.5
bushy
22 1.3
sparse
31 5.0

Surface Forms

thicketed positive

Morphology

thicketed = thicket (transparent) = thicket + ed

The adjective is a regular '-ed' adjectival formation meaning 'covered with' or 'having' thickets, directly derivable from 'thicket'.

Etymology

Thicketed comes from thick ('dense') and the word thicket, which means a small, bushy wood. So thicketed means 'covered with thick bushes or small trees'.