Synonyms of crowded

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adjective

ˈkrau̇-dəd 

1

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• bursting
• jammed
• crammed
• full
• stuffed
• loaded
• brimming
• overcrowded
• brimful
• chock-full
• jam-packed
• chockablock
• overstuffed
• overloaded
• fat
• overflowing
• overfull
• overfilled
• overladen
• teeming
• fraught
• swarming
• rife
• replete
• abounding
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• vacant
• devoid
• blank
• bare
• void
• short
• inadequate
• stark
• insufficient
• incomplete
• deficient
• wanting
• shy
• depleted
• drained
• shortish
• exhausted

2

as in packed

having little space between items or parts

a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• packed
• dense
• tight
• thick
• close
• compact
• jammed
• serried
• overcrowded
• jam-packed
• crammed
• congested
• squeezed
• massed
• pressed
• compressed
• crushed
• compacted
• solid
• condensed
• airtight
• wall-to-wall
• hard
• snug
• impervious
• impenetrable
• impermeable
• firm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open
• loose
• airy
• uncrowded
• spacious
• commodious
• roomy

crowded

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verb

past tense of crowd

1

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crammed
• stuffed
• squeezed
• jammed
• loaded
• wedged
• packed
• sandwiched
• rammed
• filled
• shoehorned
• crushed
• jam-packed
• heaped

2

as in flocked

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

cars crowded the roads over the long holiday weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocked
• invaded
• thronged
• swarmed
• mobbed
• infested
• jammed
• beset
• obstructed
• clogged
• plugged (up)
• overran
• dammed

3

as in huddled

to gather into a closely packed group

everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddled
• piled
• clustered
• swarmed
• bunched
• thronged
• assembled
• surrounded
• flocked
• converged
• herded
• pressed
• congregated
• concentrated
• mobbed
• hugged
• convened
• encircled
• collected
• forgathered
• concentered
• conglomerated
• embraced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersed
• split (up)
• broke up
• disbanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crowded

Adjective

Atwell returns to a crowded receiver room with Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and several young playmakers. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Police were responding to a shootout between a 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man near a crowded high school football game. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

Email inboxes are crowded with dozens of emails fighting for just five seconds of attention. — Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

While the store was crowded with Saturday afternoon shoppers, police exchanged fire with Atkins and wounded him. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026