🏙️Populous

adjective
/ˈpɒp.jʊ.ləs/

Meaning

having a large population; densely populated; crowded with people
Having a large population; densely inhabited.

Example Sentences

China is the most populous country in the world.

Dhaka is one of the most populous cities in the world.

Synonyms

crowded, densely populated, thronged, populated, teeming, busy, inhabited
Entry 1
crowded, densely populated, thronged
Entry 2
crowded, populated, teeming, busy, inhabited

Antonyms

sparsely populated, empty, deserted, sparse, uninhabited
Entry 1
sparsely populated, empty, deserted
Entry 2
sparse, deserted, uninhabited

Collocations

populous city, populous region, most populous, populous country, densely populous, populous area
Entry 1
populous city, populous region, most populous
Entry 2
populous city, populous country, densely populous, populous area

Related Vocabularies

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conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected
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