overurbanized

1 8.6

A place with too much city growth that causes crowding and few green areas

adjective
/ˌoʊvərˈɜːrbənaɪzd/

: sobrecargado urbanísticamente

The city's overurbanized neighborhoods suffer from high levels of traffic and pollution.

Examples

Well, now you do... the same is true of many other overurbanized areas in the USA.

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Last I checked, the overurbanized North and some parts of the West are the sections of the USA that are the most paved over, artificial, overpopulated, industrialized, and dependent on oil for cars and home heating, along with coal (often mined in the South) for their electricity.

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Many overurbanized regions struggle to provide adequate housing for their growing populations.
Due to being overurbanized, the area has lost much of its green space, making it uncomfortable to live in.

Synonyms

overcrowded

vsoverurbanized

35 3.1

Too many people or things in a place so it feels uncomfortable

covers widespread city growth and social effects beyond mere physical crowding

overpopulated

vsoverurbanized

5 4.6

Having too many people or animals in one place

focuses on excessive city growth that causes crowding unemployment and lost green space

Antonyms

rural

363 2.5

Of the countryside rather than the city, often near farms and open land

How Urbanized

overurbanized

1 8.6

urbanized

5 4.6

urban

521 2.5

suburban

225 3.5

rural

363 2.5

Surface Forms

overurbanized positive

Morphology

overurbanized = overurbanize (transparent) = over + urban + ize + ed

Formed by adding the participial suffix '-ed' to the verb 'overurbanize' (which itself is transparently over- + urbanize).

Etymology

Overurbanized breaks into over- ('too much'), urban (from a word meaning 'city') and -ize ('to make'), so it literally means 'made too city-like'. That's why we use it for places with too much city growth, crowding, and loss of green space.