OVERCROWDED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

overcrowded

adjective

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Recent Examples of overcrowded Health insurance covers less than 10% of the population, and the country’s hospital beds are more overcrowded than those of its West African neighbors. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The owner intentionally limits seating during dinner, so the restaurant never feels overcrowded. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Ashleigh Johnson, a mother of four in the Grapevine-Colleyville school district, said her kids were pushed into an overcrowded school when the district was forced to close its elementary school because of budget shortfalls and declining enrollment. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 Burnham also faces pressure over Britain’s overcrowded prisons. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overcrowded

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Six weeks later, the production picked up the sequence at Ciudad de la Luz, shooting the overloaded vessel capsizing at sea.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Five days earlier, a joint operation involving several Turks and Caicos Islands agencies intercepted another overloaded boat with 171 Haitian migrants in the vicinity of Northwest Point, Providenciales.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overloaded

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Zipline is putting a fresh valuation on the increasingly crowded race to make drone delivery a mainstream part of American last-mile logistics networks, all while the regulatory system is still playing catch-up.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Some matches at the Asian Games have been played before the official opening to accommodate a crowded schedule which features more than 11,000 athletes, more than the Summer Olympics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowded

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Over time, unused clothes cause the space to become overfilled and a chaotic wreck.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
Smart, anti-theft crossbody bags An overfilled tote can easily turn into a black hole mid-travel—everything sinks to the bottom, and nothing feels secure.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

Definition of overfilled

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Authorities warn of potential secondary floods due to an overflowing lake in the area where the first glacier collapsed.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of overflowing

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The dialogue is overladen with snicker-worthy cliches, a swelling, melodramatic soundtrack that doesn’t match the mood, dubious cameos and plastic, perfunctory life-affirming quotes.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Plus, an overladen peach tree will produce smaller fruit.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of overladen

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But away from the din at the crammed Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a quieter labor-management battle is unfolding over who controls the sport’s money and how much should go to players.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The Gulf’s conference season is usually packed into the cooler months, and the last quarter of 2026 is even more crammed because events in the spring were postponed due to the war.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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