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CONGESTED Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word congested. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word congested. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for CONGESTED

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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

Best Hypernyms For CONGESTED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for congested, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
block impede jam obstruct obturate occlude

Alternatives for CROWDED

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