jammed
Wedged and immovable
Jammed describes something tightly packed or stuck.
A jammed drawer won't open; a jammed gun won't fire.
Traffic gets jammed when too many vehicles crowd the road.
A room jammed with people is crammed full: The stadium was jammed for the concert.
In radio, a jammed signal has been deliberately blocked by interference.
Fixed tightly between surfaces
- lodgedFixed firmly within
- trappedUnable to escape
- stuckUnable to move
- immobilizedMade unable to move
seized · frozen · caught · fixed · anchored · snagged · entangled · tight
Filled to capacity
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- sardinedPacked extremely tightly
stuffed · chock-full · mobbed · heaving · rammed · teeming · overflowing · bursting
Unable to move
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
- brokenDamaged beyond function
clogged · blocked · obstructed · unresponsive · stiff · unmovable · faulty · inoperable
Immobilized by congestion
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
stalled · bottlenecked · logjam · tailback · rush-hour · slow-moving · congested · blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
- disruptedCaused disorder in
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- disruptedCaused disorder in
garbled · fuzzy · static · unreadable · interrupted · distorted · hacked · compromised
Created without prior planning
- freestyledPerformed without rehearsal
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- playedEngaged in recreation
- riffedImprovised musical phrases
blues · rock · jazz · funky · spontaneous · improvisation · solo · licks
wedged
Fixed tightly between surfaces
immobilized · seized · frozen · caught · fixed · anchored · snagged · entangled · tight · unmovable
packed
Filled to capacity
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- overcrowdedFilled beyond capacity
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
sardined · stuffed · chock-full · mobbed · heaving · rammed · teeming · overflowing · bursting · brimming
stuck
Unable to move
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- malfunctioningOperating incorrectly or failing
broken · clogged · blocked · obstructed · unresponsive · stiff · unmovable · faulty · inoperable · binding
gridlocked
Immobilized by congestion
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
crawling · stalled · bottlenecked · logjam · tailback · rush-hour · slow-moving · congested · blocked · clogged
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
- disruptedCaused disorder in
- interferedObstructed or meddled
- scrambledMixed into disorder
garbled · fuzzy · static · unreadable · interrupted · distorted · hacked · compromised · unintelligible · overridden
improvised
Created without prior planning
- freestyledPerformed without rehearsal
- groovedHaving linear indentations
- playedEngaged in recreation
riffed · blues · rock · jazz · funky · spontaneous · improvisation · solo · licks · chops
- malfunction termsbroke, crashed, failed, froze, glitched
- stagnationstagnation, standstill, stasis, deadlock, stalemate
- obstacle wordsimpassable, blocking, steep, slippery, treacherous
- stuckclogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in, bottlenecked
- crowdedcrowded, packed like sardines, crammed, teeming, mobbed
- Overloadedpacked, stuffed, crammed, full, saturated
jammedworking
In active function
operating · unjammed · functioning · loose · unstuck
- jammed outPlayed music energetically
- jammed fingerImpact injury to digit
- jamming outDancing freely to music
- jammed on the brakesApplied stopping force abruptly
- jamming on the brakesSudden forceful deceleration
- cell phone jammer
jamming, jammies, jammer, jammy, jammers, unjammed, unjamming