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 Boston community leaders proposed a new plan to tackle the open-air drug market at and around Mass and Cass that focuses on getting addicts off the streets, out of jail and into recovery in order to avoid last summer’s crowding and chaos. —

Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 Since no one wants clutter crowding their new space, paring down belongings often comes with the territory. —

Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026 Over the past few years, thanks to stunning advances in imaging and genetic engineering, scientists have been able to observe and measure crowding inside cells in living organisms for the first time. —

Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026 Visitors have been crowding Ichikawa City Zoo after photos of a baby macaque clutching an oversized plush orangutan spread across social media. —

Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Proponents of banning major firms from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding the market for homebuyers. —

Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2026 Prepare to be greeted by freezing temperatures and piles of grimy snow and slush crowding the sidewalks. —

Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026 Could the Yankees change their tune now that Paul Goldschmidt is returning and crowding their bench? —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026 Add additional battered kale without crowding the surface of the oil. —

C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026

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Each story unfolds at a rapid pace, bouncing between provocative shots of eccentric people and cramming two distinct sets of warring neighbors into each half-hour episode.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
With the current contact period, during which coaches can visit recruits, ending Saturday and the following period not starting until mid-April, his team was busy booking charter flights and cramming seven days' worth of visits into four or five days.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026