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ADJECTIVE
cramped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crowded narrow packed small tiny
STRONG
circumscribed close confined crabbed pent restricted squeezed
WEAK
awkward 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
foggy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy fuzzy misty murky soupy vague
WEAK
blurred ceiling zero clouded dark dim filmy fogged in gray indistinct mushy nebulous pea-soupy smazy smoggy socked in unclear vaporous vapory zero-zero
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear
ADJECTIVE
misty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy foggy fuzzy hazy murky overcast
WEAK
bleary blurred clouded dark dewy dim enveloped indistinct mushy nebulous opaque shrouded socked in soupy unclear vague vaporous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright clear sunny

Example Sentences

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Up to 150 of the 480 High Street stores formerly part of the WHSmith business will be closed in a restructuring plan launched by the owner of the chain.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Tesla shares closed in Monday’s trading at $392.51, higher than they were on April 15, the day before Bloomberg published, when they closed at $391.95.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

It closed in October after just eight months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Chants of "we are staying up" echoed around the stadium as Leeds closed in on another season of top‑flight football.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

He felt closed in, and stifled, with the everlasting dark greenness overhead, shutting out the sky.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill