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- [kuh n-jest]
- /kənˈdʒɛst/
- /kənˈdʒes.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-jest]
- /kənˈdʒɛst/
Definitions of congested word
- adjective congested A congested road or area is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people. 3
- adjective congested If a part of the body is congested, it is blocked. 3
- adjective congested crowded to excess; overfull 3
- adjective congested (of an organ or part) loaded or clogged with blood 3
- adjective congested (of the nose) blocked with mucus 3
- verb with object congested to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move. 1
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Origin of congested
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin congestus (past participle of congerere; see congeries), equivalent to con- con- + ges- (variant stem of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Congested
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congested popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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adj congested
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- teeming — falling in torrents: a teeming rain.
- overcrowded — filled to excess; packed.
- jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- stuffed — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
Antonyms for congested
adj congested
- unblocked — to obstruct (someone or something) by placing obstacles in the way (sometimes followed by up): to block one's exit; to block up a passage.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- uncrowded — filled to excess; packed.
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