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jam-packed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of jam-packed

1 containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

  • a film jam-packed with spectacular action sequences
Synonyms of jam-packed

brimful, brimming, bursting, chock-full (or chockful), chockablock, crammed, crowded, fat, filled, full, jammed, loaded, packed, stuffed
Words Related to jam-packed

overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overladen, overloaded, overstuffed

abounding, flush, fraught, replete, rife, swarming, teeming
Near Antonyms of jam-packed

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, short, shortish, shy, wanting

depleted, drained, exhausted
Antonyms of jam-packed

bare, blank, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void

2 having little space between items or parts

  • the jam-packed placement of the chicken pieces in the frying pan prevented them from browning properly
Synonyms of jam-packed

close, compact, crowded, dense, packed, serried, thick, tight
Words Related to jam-packed

crammed, jammed, overcrowded

crushed, massed, pressed, squeezed, wall-to-wall

airtight, snug

compacted, compressed, condensed, congested

firm, hard, solid

impenetrable, impermeable, impervious
Near Antonyms of jam-packed

commodious, roomy, spacious
Antonyms of jam-packed

airy, loose, open, uncrowded

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  1. Spanish Central: Translation of jam-packed Nglish: Translation of jam-packed for Spanish speakers

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