crowded.

Containing many people or things with little room between them.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• crowded square
• crowded neighborhood
• crowded waiting area

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The crowded square left no room for the parade to turn.

A crowded neighborhood could still feel lonely to a new arrival.

They waited for a less crowded bus rather than squeeze aboard.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Numerical density and limited space are central. A crowded place can be festive, uncomfortable, or silent; none of those moods is automatic. Comparative: more crowded; superlative: most crowded. Participial source verb [base, third-person present, past, past participle, -ing]: crowd, crowds, crowded, crowded, crowding. Record these as same-lexeme form aliases, not additional vocabulary entries.