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- [krampt]
- /kræmpt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krampt]
- /kræmpt/
Definitions of cramped word
- adjective cramped A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it. 3
- adjective cramped closed in; restricted 3
- adjective cramped (esp of handwriting) small and irregular; difficult to read 3
- adjective cramped confined or restricted 3
- adjective cramped irregular and crowded, as some handwriting 3
- abbreviation CRAMPED cramped2 . 1
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Origin of cramped
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; cramp1 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Cramped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cramped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cramped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cramped
adj cramped
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- packed — transporting, or used in transporting, a pack or load: pack animals.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
adjective cramped
- overcrowded — filled to excess; packed.
- poky — puttering; slow; dull: poky drivers.
- congested — A congested road or area is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
Antonyms for cramped
adj cramped
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
- uninhibited — not inhibited or restricted: uninhibited freedom to act.
- unobstructed — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
adjective cramped
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
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