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overpopulated

Syllables: over·pop·u·lat·edUS/ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/

overpopulated is the simple past and past participle of overpopulate.

Meaning of overpopulate

Verb

overpopulate (third-person singular simple present overpopulates, present participle overpopulating, simple past and past participle overpopulated)

  1. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.

Adjective

overpopulated (comparative more overpopulated, superlative most overpopulated)

  1. Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.

Synonyms of overpopulated

Forms of overpopulated

comparativemore overpopulated
superlativemost overpopulated

Origin of overpopulated

Verb form of overpopulate.

First recorded in 1828, predating overpopulate. From over- + populated. Compare earlier overpeopled and overpopulous.

Questions about overpopulated

What does overpopulated mean?
Overpopulated means having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.
What is overpopulated the simple past and past participle of?
Overpopulated is the simple past and past participle of overpopulate.
What part of speech is overpopulated?
Overpopulated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce overpopulated?
Overpopulated is pronounced /ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/ (US).

Words near overpopulated in the dictionary

  1. overponders
  2. overpopular
  3. overpopularity
  4. overpopularized
  5. overpopulate
  6. overpopulated
  7. overpopulates
  8. overpopulating
  9. overpopulation
  10. overpopulations
  11. overpopulous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overpopulated (page history and authors); overpopulate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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