standing room only

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crowded adj.
capacity n.

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

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standing room only

The town hall in Bayside was standing room only ahead of Park’s appearance, with about 140 voters packed into the Hana Adult Day Care center in northeast Queens.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 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

Some of the fringe events exploring the party's future have been standing room only.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025

I’m really glad that you were standing room only at this wine bar or this brunch place, but there’s no conversation with you.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2025

Inside, the spectators’ gallery was full, and it was standing room only for the local and foreign press.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

standing room only

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