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单词 crowded
释义

crowded

adjective

crowd·​ed ˈkrau̇-dəd How to pronounce crowded (audio)
: filled with many or too many people or things
a crowded room/theater
a beach crowded with people
a crowded itinerary

Synonyms

  • brimful
  • brimming
  • bursting
  • chock-full
  • chockful
  • chockablock
  • crammed
  • fat
  • filled
  • full
  • jam-packed
  • jammed
  • loaded
  • packed
  • stuffed
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web During the past 70 years, this vast swath of the North Pacific has become more crowded with salmon due, in part, to a dramatic expansion in Asian and North American hatcheries. Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 The strike comes as schools around the country face critical teacher shortages and low morale among educators, exacerbated by the pandemic, low pay and ever more crowded classrooms. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 But now the streaming environment has gotten a lot more crowded, and the fight for market share has gotten fiercer. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission once again released their annual Boating Accident Statistical Report, and the numbers once again show it’s time for Florida boaters to get more serious as the water gets more crowded. Michael Pike, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Still, seven nominations — including double nominations for creator/star Brunson — was a pretty wide show of support in an ever more crowded comedy field. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2022 Partly that’s a way to keep events from getting too crowded, Wallace said. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 June 2022 In the decades that followed, as California became more crowded and increasingly diverse, the state's Southern Baptists would cast a wider net so that all of their neighbors would hear the gospel. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2022 With more space to roam, fans should also have an easier time navigating the area during more crowded games. Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of crowd entry 1

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

crowded 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • empty
  • vacant
  • devoid
  • inadequate
  • bare
  • blank
  • short
  • void
  • insufficient
  • stark
  • incomplete
  • deficient
  • shy
  • wanting
  • depleted
  • drained
  • exhausted
  • shortish
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2
as in packed
having little space between items or parts a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • packed
  • dense
  • tight
  • thick
  • close
  • jammed
  • compact
  • overcrowded
  • serried
  • crammed
  • jam-packed
  • congested
  • squeezed
  • massed
  • compressed
  • crushed
  • compacted
  • pressed
  • condensed
  • solid
  • snug
  • airtight
  • hard
  • wall-to-wall
  • impenetrable
  • impervious
  • impermeable
  • firm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • open
  • loose
  • uncrowded
  • airy
  • spacious
  • roomy
  • commodious
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crowded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of crowd
1
as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • crammed
  • stuffed
  • squeezed
  • jammed
  • wedged
  • packed
  • loaded
  • sandwiched
  • rammed
  • filled
  • jam-packed
  • shoehorned
  • crushed
  • heaped
2
as in flocked
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers cars crowded the roads over the long holiday weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flocked
  • thronged
  • mobbed
  • invaded
  • swarmed
  • infested
  • jammed
  • beset
  • clogged
  • obstructed
  • overran
  • dammed
  • plugged (up)
3
as in huddled
to gather into a closely packed group everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • huddled
  • piled
  • clustered
  • swarmed
  • thronged
  • bunched
  • surrounded
  • mobbed
  • flocked
  • assembled
  • converged
  • herded
  • congregated
  • concentrated
  • pressed
  • hugged
  • encircled
  • conglomerated
  • convened
  • concentered
  • foregathered
  • collected
  • forgathered
  • embraced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dispersed
  • split (up)
  • broke up
  • disbanded
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