congested

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adjective

con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈje-stəd 

1

: extremely or excessively full or crowded

… it must be clear that the continuance is not being granted solely because of the court's congested calendar.

—The National Law Journal

Under the pressure of the weather conditions, congested traffic and wind shear, the crew never was able to stabilize the airplane on the ILS approach into JFK and had to execute a missed approach.

—Patrick R. Veillette

2

medical : containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus

congested lungs/sinuses

congested

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past tense and past participle of congest

Examples of congested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Container shipping schedules are falling further behind just as carriers prepare to throw more capacity into an already congested market. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

In my own experience, distributing work across the country can create jobs, revive investment in small and medium-size suppliers and reduce bottlenecks by producing modular assemblies outside of congested shipyards. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The birth happened in an area where traffic can become severely congested, especially on weekends. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The use of helicopters for news coverage – especially in congested airspace – has always involved danger and risk. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for congested

• arrested
• attested
• contested
• detested
• digested
• divested
• infested
• ingested
• invested
• molested
• pretested
• protested

Medical Definition

congested

adjective

con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈjes-təd 

: containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus

congested mucous membranes

congested lungs