Crowded
Crowded adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Usage example: a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming
Open
Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.
Both words in one sentence
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Using it in a crowded scene does not trigger a pedestrian panic (then again, pedestrians don't seem to panic when you're just lugging around an assault rifle in the open).
Source: Hollywood Silencer - The Trids spent their days crowded together dreaming of the open space available on the ever visible mountain.
Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Jokes -
In The Caves of Steel Protagonist Elijah Baley and all of the Earthlings raised in the crowded, claustrophobic Cities, have agoraphobia — a fear of open spaces, in this case the outdoors in general.
Source: Claustrophobia
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Open and Crowded. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crowded/open
Crowded & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crowded/open>.
Open or Crowded. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crowded/open.
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