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

He’s been jamming with The Internet again, his collective with childhood friends Syd and Matt Martians, who emerged from the Odd Future nexus to become a pacesetting act for young R&B and hip-hop fans. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Growing up, Tanner Dane and his best-friends-turned-bandmates used to spend hours and hours jamming in his Elgin attic. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

In the video, the rocker struts around in stage dressed in all black with slick white boots, jamming on his guitar. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

The device uses a pealess design, which means there are fewer moving parts inside, and the risk of them jamming from sand or dust is much smaller. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 15 July 2026

As the Starlink signal is almost impossible to disrupt by jamming, the idea that Russia might consider wiping the megaconstellation out by brute force didn't seem impossible. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 July 2026

In 1976, Miami Marine Stadium’s bicentennial fireworks show drew a causeway-jamming capacity crowd of 15,000 while a downtown Miami parade attracted about 5,000 people. — Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Russia responded by outfitting the glide bombs with Kometa satellite navigation modules that are more resistant to jamming. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Thirty-four years of just playing for benefit shows or jamming a little bit, too many drinks in between tour dates and having fun with people. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 25 June 2026