Synonyms of overcrowded

overcrowded

adjective

as in overloaded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overloaded
• overstuffed
• overfull
• crowded
• overfilled
• overflowing
• overladen
• crammed
• filled
• bursting
• packed
• jammed
• brimming
• stuffed
• brimful
• chock-full
• loaded
• teeming
• jam-packed
• rife
• chockablock
• fraught
• chockful
• swarming
• fat
• full
• replete
• abounding
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• vacant
• inadequate
• devoid
• blank
• insufficient
• void
• bare
• short
• stark
• incomplete
• deficient
• wanting
• shy
• depleted
• drained
• shortish
• exhausted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overcrowded

Social scientists studying criminal rehabilitation were thrilled that addict prisoners could be transferred out of overcrowded prisons. —TIME, 10 Feb. 2025

This attempt to avoid the overwhelming rush witnessed at last year’s edition was forgotten just minutes after the clock struck 3, the tent becoming overcrowded. —Anindo Sen, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025

Even with three furry friends at home — a keeshond named Maurice and two cats, Napoleon and Charlemagne — the apartment was cozy but not overcrowded. —Debra Kamin, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025

My parents, both educators, witnessed firsthand the crumbling state of local public school education: overcrowded classrooms, underfunded programs, and a growing sense of despair among students and teachers. —Dria James, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025