CROWDING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

crowding

verb

Definition of crowding next

present participle of crowd

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck

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as in flocking

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers cars crowded the roads over the long holiday weekend

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as in huddling

to gather into a closely packed group everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents

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Recent Examples of crowding Opening the first Kudhva tent accommodations in the US certainly seems like an answer to the call for distinctive glamping that stands out in a crowding marketplace. —

C.c. Weiss may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2026 Still, the peak months for crowding are yet to come. —

Zach Wichter, USA Today, 26 May 2026 Brigid Speelman of Dave Wilson Nursery also suggests removing any inward-facing limbs so that each branch with new growth reaches outward rather than crowding toward the center, allowing more areas to receive sunlight. —

Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 May 2026 The stadium fight is not the only high-stakes item crowding the legislative calendar. —

Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 Vista del Lago High School and Folsom High School are expected to face the greatest crowding pressures. —

Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026 Residents in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood are raising concerns over Waymo vehicles crowding their streets. —

Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 15 May 2026 Perhaps it’s meant to suggest the weight of history or the state apparatuses crowding characters into the bottom of the frame, or space that’s occupied by unseen spirits (Goethe himself? —

Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 Icons like the Amazon rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, and Victoria Falls tend to top the list, but sometimes a site’s notoriety can be its downfall, especially when high visitation leads to crowding and environmental degradation. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026

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That’s cramming too many homes on limited acreage, especially in an area where traffic is already dangerous because of so many new developments, two neighbors told the board to applause from the Town Hall audience.

— Joe Marusak May 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Clark agreed with Reinhart’s observations, but warned that the four-day workweek wasn’t so much as cramming a 40-hour week into four days as a genuine reduction to 32 hours, one that respected an employee’s life outside of work.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 May 2026