| Main Entry: | populous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | packed with inhabitants |
Synonyms: |
crawling, crowded, dense, heavily populated, jammed, legion, many, multifarious, multitudinal, multitudinous, numerous, occupied, overpopulated, peopled, populated, settled, several, swarming, teeming, thick, thronged, various, voluminous |
| Notes: | populace is people in general considered as a whole, the general public; populous means densely populated |
Antonyms: |
deserted |
| Main Entry: | overcrowded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | congested |
Synonyms: |
full, jam-packed, overbuilt, overflowing, overpopulated, stuffed |