overpeopled
Excessively full, humanity
Overpeopled means having too many inhabitants for the available resources or space.
The term applies to regions, cities, or countries where population density strains infrastructure, housing, or environment: The overpeopled slums lacked basic sanitation.
Less common than overpopulated, which carries the same meaning.
Filled beyond capacity
- teemingAbundantly full of
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- packedFilled to capacity
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
congested · jammed · mobbed · heaving · thronged · bursting · overflowing · chock-full
Kept within bounds
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- restrictedLimited in scope
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
compressed · narrow · enclosed · claustrophobic · stifling · suffocating · airless · boxed-in
overcrowded
Filled beyond capacity
crammed · congested · jammed · mobbed · heaving · thronged · bursting · overflowing · chock-full · stuffed
confined
Kept within bounds
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- restrictedLimited in scope
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
constricted · compressed · narrow · enclosed · claustrophobic · stifling · suffocating · airless · boxed-in · hemmed-in
overpeopledunderpopulated
Having too few inhabitants
depopulated · unpopulated · uninhabited · deserted · empty
people, population, peoples, populate, populace, populated, populous, peopled, populating