Synonyms for populous

Most common

crowded · inhabited

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

uninhabited, secluded, isolated

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having a large population.

   China is the most populous country in the world.

Related words

Word family

populosity populousness

Example sentences

• crowded I wish the subway wasn't so crowded every morning.
• inhabited Most of the islands in this area are inhabited.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

dense¹

7 letters

crowded²

9 letters

inhabited⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crowded² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

populeux