OVERCROWDED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

overcrowded

adjective

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Recent Examples of overcrowded The Investor’s Takeaway High-demand real estate doesn’t require an investor to chase overcrowded metros on business magazine covers. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for overcrowded

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Adjective

This type of maritime migration is different from the once-common arrivals of rafts and other homemade vessels that Cubans are known to use to escape their homeland, and the overloaded freighters and sailboats used by people fleeing Haiti.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Even the strongest leadership system will fail if managers are too overloaded to lead.

— Steve Pemberton, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of overloaded

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But, Barrera and Shaw, who registered the highest vote percentages in a crowded primary, have polar opposite political leanings and very different priorities for the state schools role.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 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

Adjective

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

Adjective

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

Adjective

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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