crowded

[krau-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

As the rest of the market wobbled, investors crowded back into tech.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Where particles are more crowded, they are more likely to meet and form hydrogen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Nigeria officially moved its capital from thronging, crowded Lagos in 1991.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

More than 30 dogs were crowded together on the stairs, while others climbed on the kitchen sides or cowered in corners.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Little iron tables are crowded together outside, damp from the wet weather.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy