Definitions

overcrowding

NOUN

congestion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottleneck overpopulation traffic jam

STRONG

crowding excess jam mass press profusion rubber-necking snarl-up surfeit surplus

WEAK

clogging crowdedness overdevelopment

Antonyms

STRONG

flood flow opening

NOUN

overflow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deluge flash flood overabundance torrent

STRONG

Niagara advance cataclysm cataract congestion discharge encroachment enforcement engorgement excess exuberance flooding infringement overkill overmuch overproduction plethora pour propulsion push redundancy spate spill spillover submergence submersion superfluity surfeit surplus

Antonyms

STRONG

discouragement insufficiency lack necessity need want

Example Sentences

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Overcrowding and understaffing have been a problem for years in the city animal shelters, which are chronically underfunded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

Overcrowding is also an issue at Low Moss, despite it only opening in 2012.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Overcrowding of livestock and workers promotes the spread of disease among both people and animals, putting us all at risk for future pandemics.

From Scientific American • Jul. 14, 2023

Overcrowding and poor maintenance are responsible for most boat accidents on Nigerian waterways.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

Overcrowding was becoming a grave problem, and this despite the fact that many of the does were re-absorbing their litters before birth.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

overcrowding

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