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Overcrowded vs Overpopulated - What's the difference?

overcrowded | overpopulated |

As verbs the difference between overcrowded and overpopulated

is that overcrowded is past tense of overcrowd while overpopulated is past tense of overpopulate.

As adjectives the difference between overcrowded and overpopulated

is that overcrowded is containing too many occupants for an area of its size while overpopulated is having a higher population than can be sustained in an area.

overcrowded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overcrowd)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

    • overpopulated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overpopulate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a higher population than can be sustained in an area.

    • See also

    * overcrowded