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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Compared to wild wheat, early domesticated varieties were far better at competing for resources in crowded fields.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

As Southern California gets more crowded and housing costs rise, young people have to look for options different from those their parents had when they were growing up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Though it has become a crowded field, in 2015 Alphabet’s Google was the first to make its own custom chips for AI: The Tensor Processing Unit, or TPU.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

There will also be a particular focus on Dhaka, the densely populated capital, and Cox's Bazar, home to crowded Rohingya refugee camps, Unicef said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Mind the puddle,” Aunt Kate said as we hurried across the street ahead of another crowded carriage.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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