built-up
Dense with structures
Built-up describes an area where buildings and structures are densely concentrated, leaving little open or undeveloped land.
A built-up area or built-up neighborhood is urbanized, covered with houses, shops, roads, and other construction.
The term also applies to things that have been assembled in layers or increased gradually: a built-up heel on a shoe adds height through stacked material.
Traffic or pressure that has built up over time might be described as built-up tension.
Made metropolitan
- metropolitanOf a major city
- developedGrew or advanced
- downtownCentral business district
- uptownAffluent city area
municipal · residential · commercial · industrial · suburban · zoning · infrastructure · sprawl
Movement along routes
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
chokepoint · tailback · logjam · clogged · standstill · backup · rush-hour · overcrowded
Stretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
anticipation · resentment · anger · excitement · suspense · pent-up · suppressed · mounting
Tightly packed together
- thickHaving great depth
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- solidFirm matter state
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
teeming · cramped · clustered · high-density · tight-knit · compressed · populated · inhabited
urbanized
Made metropolitan
- metropolitanOf a major city
- developedGrew or advanced
- downtownCentral business district
uptown · municipal · residential · commercial · industrial · suburban · zoning · infrastructure · sprawl · gentrification
traffic
Movement along routes
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- jamCooked fruit spread
snarl-up · chokepoint · tailback · logjam · clogged · standstill · backup · rush-hour · overcrowded · packed
tension
Stretched or strained state
frustration · anticipation · resentment · anger · excitement · suspense · pent-up · suppressed · mounting · simmering
compact
Tightly packed together
- thickHaving great depth
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- solidFirm matter state
crowded · teeming · cramped · clustered · high-density · tight-knit · compressed · populated · inhabited · settled
layers
Stacked levels or coatings
accretion · buildup · accumulation · plaque · scale · tartar · grime · sludge · debris · coating