CHOCKABLOCK Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

chockablock

adjective

Definition of chockablock

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks

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Recent Examples of chockablock Organized by color, the book is chockablock with toothsome images of fashion legends, first ladies, pop stars, and lavish projects by the world’s leading designers and architects. — Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026 On the west side, the street along the harbor is chockablock with venues catering to tourists and daytrippers come to enjoy the pier and small beaches. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Budapest may be chockablock with stately old buildings, but many are in terrible shape, with stucco flaking from their outer walls and the odd bullet hole to remind you of the horrors the city has lived through. — Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 This year will be chockablock with events to fete the company’s big birthday. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026 Marty Supreme is chockablock with similarly specific delights, from a delivery truck for the Forward parked outside the paper’s old offices to an armadillo on sale at a pet store — perfectly legal back then! — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2025 Functional sodas might be chockablock with mushroom adaptogens such as reishi and cordyceps, alongside traditional home anxiety remedies such as ashwagandha or L-theanine. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Nov. 2025 The book by Leslie Bricusse is melodramatic, gory and sometimes awkwardly silly, but Frank Wildhorn’s pop-rock score is chockablock with great songs that showcase the talents of its actor-singers. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2025 The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025

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Adjective

The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of filled

Adjective

Every few years, the LGBTQ+ communities and allies descend on a city for a jam-packed, multi-week program of events celebrating Pride.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Writer Larry Kramer held a packed meeting of men in his Greenwich Village apartment to hear from a doctor about the disease that was killing gay men.

— USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of packed

Adjective

What comes next is another slate of crammed club matches for all these players, and enough friendlies to keep the Spanish federation profitable.

— Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Despite the crammed screenplay, Kara going to a red-sun planet to feel human and forget about everything is the most human thing ever.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of crammed

Adjective

Like during OpenAI’s tests, normal safety guardrails were removed during Anthropic’s evaluations to assess their models’ full capabilities.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
And yet many of us already have closets full of denim and still reach for the same few pairs—or single pair—week after week.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026

Definition of full

Adjective

Attending immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on days where there are mega master hearings can mean waiting outside in the hot, crowded entrance for over an hour until the lobby can accommodate the next wave of people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
This sleek vessel provides a private yacht feel with hotel comforts, far from crowded mega-ships.

— Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowded

Adjective

Yellowstone National Park reported a new visitation record in May, a month that brought jammed parking lots and delays to the park that’s largely in Wyoming with parts in Montana and Idaho.

— Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
During busy times, intersections become jammed, and traffic slows down to a crawl.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of jammed

Adjective

For those who aren’t fans of thin crust pizza, Mama Cozzi also makes stuffed and rising crust versions, a deli take-and-bake pie, and a French bread pizza.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals.

— David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026

Definition of stuffed

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