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dammed

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Synonyms & Antonyms of dammed

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in blocked, clogged

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dammed

blocked,
choked,
clogged,
closed,
congested,
jammed,
obstructed,
plugged (up),
stopped (up),
stuffed

impassable
(also impassible),
unnegotiable,
unpassable

barricaded,
blockaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for dammed

navigable,
negotiable,
passable

clear,
cleared,
free,
open,
unclogged,
unclosed,
unobstructed,
unstopped

dammed

verb

past tense of dam

Synonyms & Antonyms of dammed (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to prevent passage through by filling with something

ice floes were damming the river

Synonyms for dammed

blocked,
choked,
clogged,
clotted,
congested,
gummed (up),
jammed,
obstructed,
occluded,
plugged (up),
stopped (up),
stuffed

Words Related to dammed

bunged,
corked,
spiled,
stoppered,
stoppled

filled,
gridlocked,
packed

furred,
silted

flooded,
glutted,
inundated,
overwhelmed,
swamped

Near Antonyms for dammed

excavated,
hollowed (out),
scooped (out)

emptied,
lightened

Antonyms for dammed

cleared,
freed,
opened (up),
unblocked,
unclogged,
unplugged,
unstopped

2 to close up so that no empty spaces remain

dam up the pipes

Synonyms for dammed

blocked,
bunged,
filled,
packed,
plugged,
stopped,
stuffed

Words Related to dammed

choked,
clogged,
closed (off),
clotted,
congested,
jammed,
obstructed,
occluded

caulked
(or calked),
chinked,
sealed

repacked,
restuffed

Near Antonyms for dammed

excavated,
hollowed (out),
scooped (out),
shoveled
(or shovelled)

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