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View synonyms for overpopulated

overpopulated

/ ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. having too many inhabitants for the available space or resources


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Example Sentences

England, with her five or six millions, was not overpopulated by modern standards.

Its object is to bring over orphans and children of the poor from the overpopulated Dutch provinces.

When the cold and damp summer of 1845 brought the potato rot, the little, overpopulated island was facing dire want.

The slopes, as far as the judge's son could see on either hand, were like the warrens of an overpopulated rabbit world in hiding.

Despite the most careful terrace tillage, their country was much overpopulated.

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