Definitions

crowded

[krou-did] / ˈkraʊ dɪd /

ADJECTIVE

busy, congested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped full huddled jam-packed jammed loaded packed populous teeming

STRONG

brimming clean close compact crammed crushed massed mobbed overflowing stuffed swarming thronged

WEAK

SRO awash brimful chock-full dense elbow-to-elbow filled to the rafters fit to bust full house full up lousy with mob scene sardined sold out standing room only stiff with thick thickset tight topped off up to here up to the hilt wall-to-wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deserted empty

STRONG

imprecise loose

WEAK

uncongested uncrowded unfilled

Example Sentences

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Crowded into the ballroom were Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, several cabinet members and top lawmakers, and hundreds of guests in black tie.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Appeared in the March 27, 2026, print edition as 'The Crowded House I Call Home'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Crowded around the mobile bookstore, Alaina Lester is proclaiming her passion for romance novels to fellow book enthusiasts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Crowded restaurants are still difficult for me to navigate; large parties and functions are not generally welcomed.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

Crowded in the corner of where Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River met was a village that was a shade of faded brown.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

crowded

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