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

One of the biggest advantages is that VLEO is much less crowded. — Julian Dossett, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The selloff had become too easy to explain, too visible to trade around, and probably too crowded by the time the actual event arrived. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Her comments come as Ocasio-Cortez leads a crowded field of potential Democratic presidential contenders in a recent Granite State Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

Michelle Saniei, without being shackled to a man, has come into her own and managed to pop out from a crowded field. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 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