crowded

adjective

crowd·​ed ˈkrau̇-dəd 

: filled with many or too many people or things

a crowded room/theater

a beach crowded with people

a crowded itinerary

Synonyms of crowded

• filled
• packed
• bursting
• jammed
• crammed
• full

Examples of crowded in a Sentence

we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall

a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming

Recent Examples on the Web

Many Democratic voters this year waited to turn in their ballots due to the crowded pool of gubernatorial candidates, which probably exacerbated the already-slow process. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

The local landscape in Shanghai is also getting even more crowded with a branch of the wildly-successful tour behind the scenes of the Harry Potter movies set to open there next year. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Island Exploration If the mainland is feeling a bit crowded, several islands have hikes of their own. —Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026

During the high season, both tend to get extremely crowded. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of crowd entry 1

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing crowded

• crowded together

Rhymes for crowded

• clouded
• shrouded
• enshrouded
• unclouded
• uncrowded
• overcrowded