overcrowded

adjective

over·​crowd·​ed ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇-dəd 

: crowded or filled to excess : having too many people or things

overcrowded streets/cities/classrooms

living in overcrowded conditions

… having an overcrowded space can make it hard for buyers to … visualize their own belongings in the space, said Los Angeles-based designer Francesca Grace.

—Jennifer Tzeses

… some 5 million workers commute for up to three hours on trains so overcrowded that there seem to be as many passengers hanging on to the outside of the carriages as there are inside.

—Ismail Merchant

Examples of overcrowded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sector’s blue chips tend to be overcrowded, which is a recipe for limited yields. —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Lorde had announced the event in a message to fans late in the afternoon but the park soon became overcrowded with fans. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025

Their building has been overcrowded since the IRS ordered remote employees back to the office in March. —Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025

Uncommon detainees are bringing new attention to the U.S. immigration detention system Lauren Villagran USA TODAY Amid an immigration crackdown, detention facilities have become overcrowded. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of overcrowd

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overcrowded

• clouded
• crowded
• shrouded
• enshrouded
• unclouded
• uncrowded