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pent

[pent] / pɛnt /
ADJECTIVE
confined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted
STRONG
bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded hampered held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed sick
WEAK
bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in
Antonyms
STRONG
healthy well
WEAK
free liberated unlimited
ADJECTIVE
cramped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crowded narrow packed small tiny
STRONG
circumscribed close confined crabbed restricted squeezed
WEAK
awkward closed in hemmed in illegible incommodious indecipherable irregular jammed in little minute tight tucked up two-by-four uncomfortable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
big broad-minded empty enormous generous huge large
WEAK
free open uncongested uncramped uncrowded uninhibited unobstructed
ADJECTIVE
narrow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight
STRONG
attenuated circumscribed close compressed confining constricted contracted exclusive fine fixed near pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering
WEAK
determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited
STRONG
away far poor thick unfixed
WEAK
accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide

Example Sentences

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“There isn’t a lot of pent up inflationary pressure in the economy,” Macklem said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Australian migration agent Mark Welch said there was a pent up demand following Brexit, which was combined with those who weren't able to go because of Covid-19.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Toxic energy and animosity get pent up, and carried out into the yard.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

Jefferson played with the ferocity of nearly two years of pent up football frustration.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

All these years it’s been pent up inside me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.