congested

adjective

con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈje-stəd 

1

: extremely or excessively full or crowded

The trains ferried orphaned and abandoned kids from the congested East to new families and new lives in the heartland.

… 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

Examples of congested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The growth has led to I-35’s status as one of the most congested highways in Texas, which TxDOT hopes to remedy as work begins on the largest expansion in the highway’s history. —Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

The creation of a tunnel that could bypass the most congested areas on the way to BNA would make the conventional route comparatively inferior. —Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025

There’s no denying that Yellowstone’s Old Faithful is spectacular, but the crowds can often make these spaces feel congested during peak season. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025

SpaceX can also throttle a Roam subscriber's access or impose extra fees if their Starlink dish is used in a highly congested area. —PC Magazine, 21 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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