CONGESTED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word congested. (close relations)
congest
Best Alternatives
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| crowded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • overfilled or compacted or concentrated | ||||||
| jammed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely crowed or filled to capacity | ||||||
| overflowing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • covered with water | ||||||
| packed | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely crowed or filled to capacity • pressed together or compressed | ||||||
| stuffed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • filled with something • crammed with food | ||||||
| teeming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • abundantly filled with especially living things | ||||||
| swarming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a moving crowd • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||
| choke | verbv | |||||
noun • a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current • a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine verb • breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion • be too tight; rub or press • wring the neck of • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake • fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation • check or slow down the action or effect of • become or cause to become obstructed • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • reduce the air supply • cause to retch or choke | ||||||
| clog | verbv | |||||
noun • footwear usually with wooden soles • any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction • a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps verb • become or cause to become obstructed • dance a clog dance • impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden • impede with a clog or as if with a clog • coalesce or unite in a mass • fill to excess so that function is impaired | ||||||
| foul | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines noun • an act that violates the rules of a sport adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust • offensively malodorous • violating accepted standards or rules • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes • characterized by obscenity • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter • especially of a ship's lines etc verb • hit a foul ball • make impure • become or cause to become obstructed • commit a foul; break the rules • spot, stain, or pollute • make unclean • become soiled and dirty | ||||||
| back up | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to • move backwards from a certain position • establish as valid or genuine • make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy • become or cause to become obstructed | ||||||
| choke off | verbv | |||||
verb • suppress • become or cause to become obstructed | ||||||
| clog up | verbv | |||||
verb • become or cause to become obstructed | ||||||
