Crowded Meaning, Examples, and Common Usage

Meaning 1：packed (crowded)

crowded 🔊

/ˈkraʊdɪd/

adj.

Having a lot of people in a space, making it feel full and sometimes hard to move around.

Crowded city sidewalk with many people walking closely together

packed 🔊

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/pækt/

adj.

Describes a place or area that contains too many people, making it difficult to move freely or causing discomfort.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'crowd' (dense group) + suffix '-ed' (having).

💡 Mnemonic

Crowd plus ed = packed like a crowd.

📖 Example

During the summer festival, the main square was so crowded that we could barely see the stage. 🔊 During the summer festival, the main square was so crowded that we could barely see the stage.

🔗 Collocations

crowded street – a road with many people moving along it

crowded train – a railway carriage filled with passengers

crowded beach – a shoreline with many sunbathers and swimmers

🔄 Synonyms

packed (adj.) – filled to capacity with people

congested (adj.) – so crowded that movement is difficult

overcrowded (adj.) – containing more people than is comfortable or safe

🚫 Antonyms

empty (adj.) – containing no people

deserted (adj.) – abandoned or empty of people

spacious (adj.) – having ample space, not crowded

🌱 Derivatives

crowd (n.) – a large number of people gathered together

crowding (n.) – the state of being crowded

overcrowded (adj.) – too crowded

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old English 'crūdan' (to press). Crowded emerged in the 16th century, often used to describe packed spaces in growing cities.