standing room only

ADJECTIVE

crowded

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 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

NOUN

capacity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quantity scope size space

STRONG

accommodation amplitude bulk burden compass contents dimensions expanse extent full latitude magnitude mass measure proportions range reach retention room spread sufficiency sweep

WEAK

holding ability holding power

Antonyms

STRONG

limitation

WEAK

impotence inability incompetence

Example Sentences

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The day of the vote, it was standing room only — residents lined the walls and some who couldn’t fit were listening from outside the doors.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

On Tuesday of last week, Swalwell bounded onto the stage at a Sacramento town hall, hugging attendees in the standing room only crowd as “California” by Phantom Planet played.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The main hall has not been full for speeches by members of the shadow cabinet but Badenoch said her own speech had been "standing room only".

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

It was standing room only in the cage, with no toilet or sink.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

The room is bigger than Mom’s entire house, and it’s standing room only.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

standing room only

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