Antonyms for overcrowding

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : oh-ver-kroud

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈkraʊd

Definition of overcrowding

Origin : 1766, from over- + crowd (v.). Related: Overcrowded; overcrowding.

As in overflow : noun flood, inundation
As in congestion : noun blockage
As in swamp : verb overwhelm, flood
As in congest : verb clog
As in jam-pack : verb crowd
As in cram : verb fill to overflowing; compress
As in crowd : verb cram, press into area
As in deluge : verb overwhelm

Example sentences :

Sordid surroundings, ignorance, and overcrowding did the rest.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The overcrowding in cottages leads to what may be called an indifference to decency.
Extract from : « The Toilers of the Field » by Richard Jefferies

Surely this must indicate that the cause of decay is not overcrowding.
Extract from : « Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? » by William Platt Ball

Diseases are due to dirt, to vice, to overcrowding, to want of common-sense.
Extract from : « Experiments on Animals » by Stephen Paget

"There will be no overcrowding to night," said Mrs. Blake bitterly.
Extract from : « Workhouse Characters » by Margaret Wynne Nevinson

It was not actual poverty which reigned in the house, but there was overcrowding.
Extract from : « The Son of a Servant » by August Strindberg

But the overcrowding and unhappy circumstances of the family continued.
Extract from : « The Son of a Servant » by August Strindberg

But there is no reason why we should deceive ourselves as to the results of overcrowding.
Extract from : « The Dwelling House » by George Vivian Poore

That overcrowding is facilitated by modern methods of sanitation.
Extract from : « The Dwelling House » by George Vivian Poore

In Shoreditch, in 1863, The tendency to overcrowding was increasing year by year.
Extract from : « The Sanitary Evolution of London » by Henry Lorenzo Jephson

Synonyms for overcrowding

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