roomful

What space holds

A roomful is the amount that fills a room, or a large group of people gathered in one space: A roomful of reporters waited for the press conference.

The word emphasizes quantity or collective presence: She faced a roomful of skeptics.

Plural: roomfuls or roomsful.

crowd

packed

Filled to capacity

bustling · gathering · assembly · throng · mob · congested · cramped · sardines · heaving · swarming

contents

furniture

Movable room objects

spectators · students · strangers · witnesses · boxes · clutter · belongings · supplies · equipment · antiques

capacity

space

Unoccupied area or interval

size · square footage · seating · headcount · maximum · limit · fire code · vacancy · extent · proportion

abundance

bounty

Reward for capture

  • profusionExtravagant amount present
  • wealthAbundance of valuable resources
  • plentySufficient quantity, and then some

surplus · excess · overflowing · brimming · stuffed · laden · awash · teeming · bursting

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Opposites
quantity/amount

roomfulhandful

Amount a palm holds

few · smattering · pittance · trace · none

Family

full, room, rooms, bathroom, broom, roomy, bedroom, classroom, dining room

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G