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

Our flophouse in Harlem was growing crowded. —Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026

The airport says those premature arrivers — reacting to the funding standoff on Capitol Hill that’s creating crowded security checkpoints — are making things worse by creating bottlenecks during peak times. —John Seewer, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

Before a crowded room, the commission discussed the possibility of changing zoning laws at the beach to encourage what the mayor referred to as tasteful reinvestment in the right places. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

But, given how crowded medical curricula already are, a lack of a requirement may lead medical schools — particularly in areas with conservative politicians — to deprioritize it. —Anil Oza, STAT, 27 Mar. 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