overcrowded

adjective

over·​crowd·​ed ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇-dəd How to pronounce overcrowded (audio)
: 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

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Last week, an immigrant filed a suit alleging a New York facility was overcrowded and unsanitary. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025 But what if much of society has been turning into some version of an overcrowded airport lounge? Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 July 2025 These are the 24 most overcrowded tourist destinations in Texas 2 Six Flags parks won't reopen in 2026, and another won't return in 2028 Six Flags will soon close two locations in Bowie, Maryland: Six Flags America and its accompanying waterpark, Hurricane Harbor. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025 The large thumbnails of shows and movies stand out and aren't overcrowded on pages. PC Magazine, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for overcrowded

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of overcrowd

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overcrowded was in 1725

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“Overcrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcrowded. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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