Synonyms of jamming

jamming

verb

present participle of jam

1

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cramming
• squeezing
• loading
• wedging
• crowding
• ramming
• packing
• sandwiching
• crushing
• stuffing
• filling
• shoehorning
• jam-packing
• heaping

2

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something

firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocking
• obstructing
• filling
• clogging
• choking
• congesting
• flooding
• occluding
• stopping (up)
• plugging (up)
• gumming (up)
• packing
• clotting
• damming
• stuffing
• corking
• stoppering
• bunging
• silting
• spiling
• inundating
• overwhelming
• gridlocking
• swamping
• stoppling
• glutting
• furring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• opening (up)
• clearing
• unplugging
• unblocking
• excavating
• unclogging
• emptying
• unstopping
• scooping (out)
• lightening
• hollowing (out)

3

as in filling

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

• filling
• packing
• loading
• cramming
• brimming
• stuffing
• charging
• refilling
• flooding
• jam-packing
• heaping
• shoving
• crowding
• drenching
• swamping
• glutting
• reloading
• squeezing
• ramming
• replenishing
• squashing
• penetrating
• saturating
• repacking
• crushing
• bloating
• bulking
• pressing
• overflowing
• overfilling
• matting
• refreshing
• overcharging
• honeycombing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptying
• clearing
• eliminating
• vacating
• draining
• bleeding
• evacuating
• drawing (off)
• exhausting
• cleaning
• voiding
• sweeping
• lightening
• flushing
• purging
• depleting
• scouring

4

as in pushing

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• shoving
• crashing
• pressing
• jostling
• elbowing
• bulldozing
• boring
• thrusting
• shouldering
• muscling
• ramming
• bulling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jamming

Matas Buzelis beat him to the punch, tearing the ball out of the air and jamming it back into the basket with a dunk. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Designed to resist electronic interference Modern naval sensors must contend with electronic warfare, including jamming attempts to disrupt radar signals. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

The skies are becoming dangerously crowded—not with planes but with interference and jamming disrupting many of the 30,000 radio frequencies that civil aviation relies upon. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026

The crew decamped to Joshua Tree, jamming around a campfire and recording in a makeshift studio in their Airbnb. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Furthermore, the report highlights electronic warfare, such as jamming, in addition to lasers or high-power microwaves meant to blind or damage satellite sensors. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The band set up a stage in Anderson’s basement and did regular live broadcasts, jamming out new material or Strings and Grateful Dead covers. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Gulf oil producers, with considerable support from the US Navy, are jamming crude through the Strait of Hormuz, right under Iran’s nose. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Plus, its clever anti-tangle comb keeps pet hair from jamming the roller brush. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026