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

The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Now look at who else was rising in those same crowded decades, every one of them in a unique style, every one of them carrying an old country’s accent into the new one. — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 28 June 2026

This is also particularly useful when out and about at your destination, especially in crowded tourist areas or more vulnerable locations. — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026

But these accounts are entering an already crowded landscape of parental saving options, from 529 plans to custodial investment accounts and custodial Roth IRAs. — Julian Torres, CNN Money, 27 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