overcrowded

Examples

• All

• Many Inuit live in overcrowded homes.

  The Last Ice (2020)

• While women at Framingham were herded in and out of overcrowded spaces, recreation and treatment programs dwindled.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Comment down below if you want me to do a deep clean video because my room is just so overcrowded with products I need to.

• This lounge is also overcrowded like all the others, but we still love it.

  Kara and Nate

• Schools were so overcrowded that, for a time, they were run in four shifts.

  Academic text (1990)

• Her favorite teacher, Mrs. Gunther, was laid off, and she was transferred to an already overcrowded classroom.

  The Makeover (2013)

• In the BSP, it was noted that Kevin becomes anxious in overcrowded areas.

  Academic text (2013)

• Many ordinary workers lived in decrepit, overcrowded rooms without adequate cooking or toilet facilities.

  Academic text (2005)

• Thousands of Hajjees participate in the rituals and live in close proximity to each other, often in overcrowded conditions.

  Academic text (2011)

• Delayed, cancelled and overcrowded trains leave passengers stranded at stations and being late for work and school.

Synonyms

C

crowded

vsovercrowded

222 1.0

Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably

is about excess people making the space uncomfortable and less effective

C

cramped

vsovercrowded

37 3.2

A space that is too small for people to move easily

describes excess people reducing comfort and function rather than limited dimensions

P

packed

vsovercrowded

33 1.3

Full of people with no room left

highlights excess that causes discomfort and reduces usefulness

W

wall-to-wall

vsovercrowded

14 4.2

Completely full of people or things with no space to move

focuses on too many people causing discomfort and reduced function

C

congested

vsovercrowded

14 4.4

Too full to allow movement, for example during heavy traffic

means excess people causing discomfort and reduced overall usefulness rather than only blocked flow

O

overloaded

vsovercrowded

3 4.2

Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity

applies this excess to people or things that make the place uncomfortable and less effective

O

overpopulated

vsovercrowded

2 4.6

Having too many people or animals in one place

focuses on immediate excess that makes places uncomfortable and less effective

O

overfull

vsovercrowded

1 5.5

Contains more goods than people want to buy

focuses on human or item excess that reduces comfort and overall function

C

confining

vsovercrowded

1 6.2

A space that is uncomfortably small and makes you feel trapped

is about too many people causing discomfort and poorer performance rather than feeling trapped

C

chockablock

vsovercrowded

• UK

1 7.9

Completely full of people or things

refers to excess people or things that make the area uncomfortable and ineffective

O

overcapacity

vsovercrowded

5.1

Containing more people than a building or room was made to hold

emphasizes that this excess makes the place uncomfortable and less effective

I

incommodious

vsovercrowded

• Archaic

9.9

A room or space that is too small and cramped

refers to too many people making the space uncomfortable rather than small size

Antonyms

S

spacious

45 2.5

A large open room or area with plenty of space

U

uncongested

3.4

Not blocked so air or traffic can move easily

How Crowded

overcrowded

18 3.1

crowded

222 1.0

full

∞ 1.0

uncrowded

2 3.0

sparse

31 5.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology