overcrowded

adjective

over·​crowd·​ed ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇-dəd 

: crowded or filled to excess : having too many people or things

overcrowded streets/cities/classrooms

living in overcrowded conditions

… having an overcrowded space can make it hard for buyers to … visualize their own belongings in the space, said Los Angeles-based designer Francesca Grace.

—Jennifer Tzeses

… some 5 million workers commute for up to three hours on trains so overcrowded that there seem to be as many passengers hanging on to the outside of the carriages as there are inside.

—Ismail Merchant

Examples of overcrowded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Roasted cauliflower can quickly become soggy and mushy if the pan is overcrowded. —Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024

In South Sudan and Uganda, where refugee camps are often overcrowded and firewood resources are limited, Wonderbags have eased tensions between communities. —Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

Back then the Brazilian government was trying to entice families to leave overcrowded urban favelas and make their homes in the forest. —Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024

Here's a look at which buildings are overcrowded and how many students are enrolled in the county. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of overcrowd

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above