Standard Lemma guide

overpopulated

adj · verb · 2 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: ō'vər-pŏpʹyə-lāt(')ĭd
  • General-American: /ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/
  • rhymes with -ɒpjəleɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 P AA1 P Y AH0 L EY0 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overpeopled, overpopulous

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of overpopulate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Verb form of overpopulate.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: superpoblat — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Dutch: overbevolkt — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Finnish: ylikansoitettu — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • French: surpeuplé — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • German: überbevölkert — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • German: übervölkert — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Italian: sovrappopolato — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Macedonian: пренаселен (prenaselen) — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Polish: przeludniony — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Russian: перенаселённый (perenaseljónnyj) — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Spanish: sobrepoblado — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Swedish: överbefolkad — having a higher population than can be sustained
  • Ukrainian: перенасе́лений (perenasélenyj) — having a higher population than can be sustained