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populated

populated

92 2.5
An area where people or animals live
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd/
: poblado
  • Like I said, it's the most densely populated piece of land on this planet, right?

Cougar made its way from South Dakota into this fairly populated neighborhood, Roscoe Village.

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Examples

  • Their habitat spans some of the world's poorest countries, largely populated by people who grow their own food.

  • In fact, it's more kind of densely populated down towards the bottom.

  • OK, I'm going to need you to give me the top five most populated European countries.

  • So Mississippi Gene knows the America that Sal knows, and it's America populated by these larger than life figures.

  • Knoxville will be the biggest, most populated city in the state of Tennessee come Saturday.

  • Cougar made its way from South Dakota into this fairly populated neighborhood, Roscoe Village.

  • It was a very populated coal mining busy town until Interstate kind of bypassed us.

  • Maker's Cabinet seems to be a company populated by machinist geeks and implement addicts.

  • Tokyo is one of the most populated cities in the world, with millions of residents living there.

  • The Amazon rainforest is home to many populated areas where diverse wildlife thrives.

Synonyms

inhabited
vspopulated
28 2.9

A place where people or animals live

is about sites filled with any living beings not only people
occupied
vspopulated
12 2.8

A place like a house or flat where people live

focuses on presence of living beings rather than use or tenancy
settled
vspopulated
7 2.9

A place where people live permanently

refers to presence of living beings without implying how the place began
peopled
vspopulated
5 4.3

Having people living there

covers presence of any living beings including animals as well as people

Antonyms

29 6.8

Empty and bleak with little life or shelter

23 4.0

A place with no people living there

Compounds

An area where many people live, like a city or town

How Populated

overcrowded
35 3.1
crowded
296 1.0
populated
92 2.5
uninhabited
23 4.0

Surface Forms

populated positive

Morphology

populated = populate (transparent) = populate + ed

A direct adjectival/past-participle form from the verb 'populate' meaning 'inhabited', which is straightforward for learners who know the verb.

Etymology

Populated comes from the Latin root popul- meaning 'people', the same root as the familiar word population. It originally meant 'filled with people', which is why we use it for places where people live.