cramped

[krampt] / kræmpt /

ADJECTIVE

congested, overcrowded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crowded narrow packed small tiny

STRONG

circumscribed close confined crabbed pent 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

Example Sentences

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The cramped toilet space is very noisy inside, so they must protect their ears.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Cooking with firewood or coal is unsafe in cramped rooms in slums.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I’m in a cramped examination room at a clinic in Panama City.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The pair, who live in a cramped studio apartment in a crumbling colonial-era building, can’t afford butter or mayonnaise, so breakfast is a piece of plain bread.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

There were dozens of other dogs yapping and barking and anxiously pacing around in their cramped cages.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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