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 higher fines will apply to the new congested business district in NoDa and the parts of uptown already designated as a congested business district. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025

For congested or breakout-prone skin, exfoliating pads are a game-changer. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 June 2025

For teams that continue to fight for visibility in a congested market, this is worth protecting and building on, whatever the cost. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025

Porter said that officers attempted to search the home multiple times, but were inhibited by its congested state, CT Insider reported. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 19 June 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