congested
Blocked with excess
Congested means overcrowded or blocked, impeding normal flow.
Traffic becomes congested when too many vehicles clog the roads.
Airways become congested when mucus accumulates during illness: My sinuses are completely congested.
A congested city center has more people or cars than it can comfortably handle.
The noun is congestion.
Filled to capacity
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- teemingAbundantly full of
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
crammed · mobbed · thronged · heaving · overflowing · chock-full · bursting · overpopulated
Lacking fresh air
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stuffed-upBlocked nasal passages
- cloggedBlocked by buildup
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
sinus · phlegm · sniffles · antihistamine · saline · breathe · nostril · runny
Complete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
tailback · standstill · crawl · rush-hour · logjam · slow-moving · stop-and-go · honking
Abnormally enlarged
- inflamedProvoked or medically irritated
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
fluid · buildup · pressure · circulation · pulmonary · cardiac · vascular · lymphatic
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- overpopulationUnsustainable density of inhabitants
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
infrastructure · subway · highrise · downtown · metropolis · cityscape · pedestrian · sidewalk
packed
Filled to capacity
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- teemingAbundantly full of
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
jam-packed · crammed · mobbed · thronged · heaving · overflowing · chock-full · bursting · overpopulated · dense
stuffy
Lacking fresh air
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stuffed-upBlocked nasal passages
- cloggedBlocked by buildup
mucus · sinus · phlegm · sniffles · antihistamine · saline · breathe · nostril · runny · postnasal
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
snarl-up · tailback · standstill · crawl · rush-hour · logjam · slow-moving · stop-and-go · honking · commute
swollen
Abnormally enlarged
- inflamedProvoked or medically irritated
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
obstructed · fluid · buildup · pressure · circulation · pulmonary · cardiac · vascular · lymphatic · sinusitis
smog
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- overpopulationUnsustainable density of inhabitants
sprawl · infrastructure · subway · highrise · downtown · metropolis · cityscape · pedestrian · sidewalk · traffic-lights
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- Road Conditionsicy, slippery, wet, dry, muddy
- sicknesssick, ill, unwell, ailing, diseased
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- urban adjectivesurban, metropolitan, bustling, crowded, dense
- tissue stateshealthy, diseased, inflamed, necrotic, viable
congestedclear
Without obstruction or fog
free-flowing · uncongested · unobstructed · open · unblocked
- chest congestionMucus accumulation in airways
- traffic congestionOvercrowded roads, stalled movement
- sinus congestionBlocked nasal airways
- nasal congestionBlocked airflow through nostrils
- road congestionOvercrowded vehicle flow
- congested streetsOvercrowded urban roadways
congestion, congest, congesting, decongestant, congests, decongestants, decongestion, uncongested