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

In a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, Pirati is the matriarch of a Kinnar community. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Even when ostensibly abstract, De Kooning’s work was populated by bobbling fragments of body parts. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The cause of the fire remains unknown, but the area is densely populated with wooden houses. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

At the captain’s skate, the second line was populated by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman and Ike Howard. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Gulzhan’s search takes her to a remote village deep in the steppe, populated entirely by the elderly. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

They are populated by characters who swing between extremes, people on the verge of disappearing one minute and of being too forward the next, either revealing too much or too little. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

For decades, deer had populated Santa Rosa Island, but they were eradicated from the island at the end of 2011 to restore its native ecosystem and protect its natural vegetation. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026