Synonyms

crowded

American

[krou-did] / ˈkraʊ dɪd /

adjective

filled to excess; packed.
filled with a crowd.

crowded streets.
uncomfortably close together.

crowded passengers on a bus.

Other Word Forms

crowdedly adverb
overcrowded adjective
overcrowdedly adverb
overcrowdedness noun
uncrowded adjective

Etymology

Origin of crowded

First recorded in 1605–15; crowd ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Many of these managers have decided that the best chance of standing out in a crowded market is to cater to thrill-seeking investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firas Zreeg, 37, told AFP while weaving through a crowded supermarket that the economy was deteriorating, blaming currency speculators for the fall in the dinar, "which has negative repercussions on our daily lives".

From Barron's

Much of the material normally needed to form stars, primarily hydrogen gas, was likely stripped away by gravitational interactions with other galaxies in the crowded Perseus cluster.

From Science Daily

Three others crowded into the darkened shack offering advice and helping spot blips on the screen.

From The Wall Street Journal

The three-storey building located in the crowded neighbourhood collapsed after an "unknown" explosion, he said.

From Barron's

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