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cramped

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɹæmpt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmpt
  • CMU ARPABET: K R AE1 M P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Overcrowded or congested.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Illegible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of cramp

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

constricted in size

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cramped quarters
  • trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: darısqal — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Azerbaijani: dar — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Bau Bidayuh: bidodat — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Bulgarian: притеснен (pritesnen) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Bulgarian: ограничен (ograničen) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹窄 /狭窄 (xiázhǎi) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹小 /狭小 (xiáxiǎo) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擁擠 /拥挤 (yōngjǐ) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹促 /狭促 (xiácù) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹隘 /狭隘 (xiá'ài) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Czech: stísněný — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Dutch: krap — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Esperanto: malvasta — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Finnish: ahdas — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • French: être à l'étroit — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • French: serré — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • German: beengt — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Manchu: ᡳᠰᡥᡝᠯᡳᠶᡝᠨ (isheliyen) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Māori: pōrorotua — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Polish: ciasny — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Portuguese: apertado — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Russian: те́сный (tésnyj) — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Slovene: tesen — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Spanish: apretado — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Spanish: estrecho — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Spanish: ceñido — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Spanish: ajustado — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Swedish: trång — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Turkish: okunaksız — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Turkish: sıkışık — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Vietnamese: chật chội — uncomfortably restricted in size
  • Bulgarian: претъпкан (pretǎpkan) — overcrowded or congested
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹窄 /狭窄 (xiázhǎi) — overcrowded or congested
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹小 /狭小 (xiáxiǎo) — overcrowded or congested
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擁擠 /拥挤 (yōngjǐ) — overcrowded or congested
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹促 /狭促 (xiácù) — overcrowded or congested
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狹隘 /狭隘 (xiá'ài) — overcrowded or congested
  • Czech: přeplněný — overcrowded or congested
  • Finnish: ahdas — overcrowded or congested
  • Finnish: täysi — overcrowded or congested
  • French: surpeuplé — overcrowded or congested
  • French: serré — overcrowded or congested
  • French: bondé — overcrowded or congested
  • French: surchargé — overcrowded or congested
  • German: beengt — overcrowded or congested
  • German: überfüllt — overcrowded or congested
  • Māori: pōrorotua — overcrowded or congested
  • Portuguese: abarrotado — overcrowded or congested
  • Russian: стиснутый (stisnutyj) — overcrowded or congested
  • Russian: стеснённый (stesnjónnyj) — overcrowded or congested
  • Spanish: abarrotado — overcrowded or congested
  • Turkish: dar — overcrowded or congested
  • Turkish: sıkışık — overcrowded or congested
  • Bulgarian: схванат (shvanat) — tight because of or like suffering a cramp
  • French: contracté — tight because of or like suffering a cramp
  • German: verkrampft — tight because of or like suffering a cramp
  • Turkish: kramp girmiş — tight because of or like suffering a cramp
  • Turkish: kasılmış — tight because of or like suffering a cramp