overcrowd
Stuff beyond capacity
To overcrowd is to fill a space beyond comfortable or safe capacity.
An overcrowded train has more passengers than it can properly accommodate.
Overcrowded prisons create dangerous conditions.
The past participle overcrowded functions as an adjective: The overcrowded classroom made learning difficult.
Uncomfortably lacking space
- packedFilled to capacity
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
- squeezedPressed firmly together
confined · claustrophobic · stifling · sardines · standing-room-only · elbow-to-elbow · bursting · overflowing
Disorganized, overwhelming crowd
- throngDense pressing crowd
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- multitudeVery large number
- massQuantity of matter
flood · deluge · inundation · invasion · surge · wave · onslaught · stampede
Complete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- logjamObstruction halting flow
backup · tailback · rush-hour · congestion · standstill · bumper-to-bumper · pileup · clogged
Unsustainable density of inhabitants
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- strainExcessive stretching force
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
migration · urbanization · settlement · tenement · slum · shantytown · favela · megacity
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
- packedFilled to capacity
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
squeezed · confined · claustrophobic · stifling · sardines · standing-room-only · elbow-to-elbow · bursting · overflowing · stuffed
horde
Disorganized, overwhelming crowd
mass · flood · deluge · inundation · invasion · surge · wave · onslaught · stampede · descend
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
logjam · backup · tailback · rush-hour · congestion · standstill · bumper-to-bumper · pileup · clogged · blocked
overpopulation
Unsustainable density of inhabitants
resources · migration · urbanization · settlement · tenement · slum · shantytown · favela · megacity · exodus
overcrowdunderpopulate
Have too few inhabitants
depopulate · empty · vacate · clear out · evacuate
- prison overcrowdingExcess inmates in facilities