Synonyms of crowding

crowding

verb

present participle of crowd

1

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cramming
• squeezing
• loading
• jamming
• wedging
• packing
• sandwiching
• ramming
• stuffing
• crushing
• filling
• shoehorning
• heaping
• jam-packing

2

as in flocking

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

cars crowded the roads over the long holiday weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocking
• invading
• swarming
• thronging
• mobbing
• infesting
• jamming
• clogging
• besetting
• obstructing
• overrunning
• plugging (up)
• damming

3

as in huddling

to gather into a closely packed group

everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddling
• piling
• swarming
• clustering
• bunching
• surrounding
• converging
• assembling
• thronging
• pressing
• flocking
• herding
• congregating
• hugging
• concentrating
• encircling
• collecting
• convening
• conglomerating
• mobbing
• foregathering
• concentering
• forgathering
• embracing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splitting (up)
• dispersing
• breaking up
• disbanding