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uncrowded

adjective

un·​crowd·​ed ˌən-ˈkrau̇-dəd How to pronounce uncrowded (audio)
: having or allowing sufficient room : not filled or overfilled with people or things : not crowded
an uncrowded beach
an uncrowded view
The famous subways were quiet … and relatively uncrowded.John Hersey

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Other local families like West’s have turned the day before Thanksgiving into a traditional outing with the kids because watching the lights pop on and glow in the stillness of the early morning — no fireworks, no live music — is special, uncrowded. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025 The park is seeing more out-of-state visitors, Derman said, many drawn less-restrictive rules allowing people to ride horses, mountain bike, paddle, hunt and fish as well as camp and hike – often on gloriously uncrowded trails. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025 Outside the city, hiking trails like Red Rocks Trail and Lair o’ the Bear Park Trail are blissfully uncrowded this time of year, and early ski season begins just an hour away in resorts like Breckenridge and Keystone. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025 Once there, visitors can swim, fish, kayak through salt marshes or just stretch out on one of the state’s most beautiful, uncrowded beaches. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncrowded

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncrowded was in 1700

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“Uncrowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrowded. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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