Synonyms of populated

populated

verb

past tense of populate

as in inhabited

to supply with inhabitants

a small island populated only by woodland creatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhabited
• peopled
• colonized
• settled
• moved (to)
• relocated (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depopulated
• unpeopled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of populated

It’s populated by many people from that background, who are retired or on their vacation. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

They’ll be populated by whomever Straker deigns cool enough to have the VIP number. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Akhtar has written a book obsessed with interpretation, populated by professors, students, doctors, lawyers, and writers committed by profession to meaning-making. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

They were suspended from the ceiling, and populated the windows, too. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Known as the Gaspésie Tour, the 550-mile route passes by national and regional parks, idyllic viewpoints, legendary geological formations, and waters often populated by whales. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

Located 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, the community of around 30,000 is home to a walkable, historic downtown populated with local boutiques and businesses; a legendary theatre; and lots of great restaurants. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

This is how things roll in a tiny German village populated by the surviving wives and children of soldiers who are already dead or about to die on the battlefield. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026