Congest

/kənˈd͡ʒɛst/

Synonyms for "congest" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(5 words)

clogback upblock chokechoke off

bar bind blockblock upblockade brim bung caulk charge chink chock chokechoke offchoke upclog

Noun(1 words)

bunches

Strong matches (31)

clog upclose compact compress concentrate condense consolidate constipate cork cover cram crowd damdam updensen densify drench fillfill to overflowingfill up

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foul freight glut gluttonize

Verb(5 words)

clog upclutterscrap upcrowd foul

Noun(2 words)

cluttercrowding problem

Related words (52)

gorge jam jam-pack lade load obstipate obstruct occlude overburden overcharge overfeed overfill overlade overload overstuff overweight pack pad plugplug up

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pressram downram insatiate saturate soak solidify spile squeeze stanch stay stench stopstop upstopper stopple stuffstuff upsupercharge supersaturate surcharge surfeittop offwad weight

Verb(5 words)

jammed obstruct overcrowd pack thicken

Noun(2 words)

logjams tailback

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

blockclose upcrowd fill impede jam obstruct obturate occlude

More specific

4 entries

clog jam pack throng

Collocations

5 entries

airways congestarteries congestcongest the streetscongest trafficnasal passages congest

Inflections

3 entries

congested congesting congests

Derivations

3 entries

congestion congestive congestively

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Source: wiktionary

congest traffic

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congest roads

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congest lungs

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