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

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, 5 July 2026

The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

Earlier drones relied on satellite navigation, which is less precise, even if not jammed or spoofed. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

The company says the missile can strike targets at ranges exceeding 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) while maintaining precision even in heavily jammed electronic warfare environments. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Fenway Park was jammed with fans chanting and singing Sweet Caroline. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 15 June 2026

The machine that powers private markets—the steady rhythm of companies being bought, built, and sold—is jammed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026

Verb

Once jammed together, the particles create a firm grip that remains locked until air is allowed back into the bag. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Denver, Toronto, Minnesota, Detroit and Cleveland are all jammed fairly close together. — Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Most of the flying drones intercepted at World Cup events were backtracked by federal agents who first jammed them and then sent teams who followed signals to the operators, officials said. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Air defenses shot down or jammed 139 drones, and two anti-radar missiles didn’t reach their targets. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

The streets are jammed up, even with the improvements wrought by congestion pricing. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 8 July 2026

Republican hardliners jammed up the House floor this week, in part because of congressional leadership's refusal to attach a version of the election bill, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the National Defense Authorization Act. — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Auto traffic on the Intercity Viaduct (today’s Lewis and Clark Viaduct) jammed and came to a standstill. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Such drones can’t be jammed and have to be shot down one by one. — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 June 2026