congested

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

Examples of congested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The airspace near the White House and Reagan is heavily congested with military and commercial aircraft. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Also Monday, the city announced new Divvy parking rules for a congested stretch of the lakefront between Fullerton Parkway and Grand Avenue. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

The front office is taking note of the congested field when evaluating their true odds of making the playoffs. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

When a city widens a congested highway, the reasonable expectation is less traffic. — Luboslava Uram, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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