Synonyms of jammed

jammed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

tour buses, jammed with eager sightseers, invariably stop at that spot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• bursting
• crammed
• crowded
• stuffed
• loaded
• full
• brimming
• chock-full
• brimful
• jam-packed
• chockablock
• overloaded
• overcrowded
• overstuffed
• overflowing
• overfilled
• fat
• overladen
• overfull
• swarming
• rife
• teeming
• replete
• fraught
• flush
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• devoid
• blank
• vacant
• bare
• void
• inadequate
• short
• insufficient
• incomplete
• wanting
• stark
• deficient
• drained
• shy
• depleted
• shortish
• exhausted

2

as in stuck

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

this jammed door just won't budge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuck
• tight
• glued
• frozen
• lodged
• wedged
• embedded
• clamped
• attached
• set
• fast
• secured
• anchored
• firm
• cemented
• bound
• snug
• bonded
• fastened
• entrenched
• impacted
• implanted
• immovable
• unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• unsecured
• movable
• unbound
• freed
• unattached
• undone
• loosened
• dislodged
• yielding
• unfastened

jammed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of jam

1

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crammed
• stuffed
• squeezed
• loaded
• wedged
• packed
• rammed
• crowded
• sandwiched
• filled
• shoehorned
• crushed
• jam-packed
• heaped

2

as in blocked

to prevent passage through by filling with something

firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocked
• obstructed
• filled
• stuffed
• clogged
• congested
• choked
• flooded
• occluded
• stopped (up)
• packed
• clotted
• dammed
• plugged (up)
• gummed (up)
• overwhelmed
• stoppered
• gridlocked
• corked
• bunged
• inundated
• swamped
• silted
• spiled
• glutted
• stoppled
• furred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened (up)
• cleared
• freed
• unplugged
• excavated
• emptied
• scooped (out)
• unclogged
• hollowed (out)
• unstopped
• unblocked
• lightened

3

as in packed

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• loaded
• stuffed
• crammed
• brimmed
• flooded
• heaped
• jam-packed
• refilled
• charged
• shoved
• swamped
• drenched
• glutted
• crowded
• rammed
• squeezed
• replenished
• reloaded
• squashed
• bloated
• penetrated
• overflowed
• saturated
• repacked
• bulked
• matted
• pressed
• refreshed
• crushed
• overcharged
• honeycombed
• overfilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptied
• cleared
• vacated
• evacuated
• eliminated
• exhausted
• drained
• depleted
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• swept
• voided
• lightened
• flushed
• bled
• purged
• scoured

4

as in pushed

to force one's way

several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• shoved
• pressed
• jostled
• crashed
• elbowed
• bored
• shouldered
• muscled
• bulldozed
• rammed
• bulled
• thrust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jammed

Adjective

The boat was packed with narrow benches, which in turn were jammed with children. — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Even when turned off, internal components like microswitches or thermal relays can fail or become jammed by breadcrumbs, potentially causing the heating element to turn on unexpectedly. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Thousands have fled on jammed roads as officials said even more communities could be threatened. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

The big panels themselves were jammed — too jammed, with hundreds reportedly unable to get inside Hall H amid unconfirmed rumors of counterfeit wristbands. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

Long paragraphs jammed to the edges of the form won’t be visually appealing. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026

His fingers have been jammed, his head butted, his eyes gashed. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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

Verb

At least 22 people were killed and many injured when a fire tore through a crowded wedding in a Kinshasa neighborhood hall, as panicked guests jammed narrow corridors to escape. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Corle managed to get partly turned and jammed the rifle into the sow’s thick brown fur. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Minutes before using the shotgun, Glance had held a pistol to the toddler's head and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed, records show. — Paul Egan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2026

California communities must not be threatened by the unintended consequences of a bill hastily jammed through the Legislature last year. — Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

The other difference was that his room was jammed with books. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Just to be clear, the unit never jammed or performed incorrectly; the noise just didn’t match the performance level. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

The shooting suspect then returned to the payment window, and fired again through it at employees who were trying to render aid to Garibay, until his handgun jammed, the video showed. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The gunman tried to fire more shots through the window, video shows, but his handgun jammed. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026