JAMMING Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

jamming

verb

present participle of jam

as in cramming

to fit (people or things) into a tight space jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

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Relevance

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

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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

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as in pushing

to force one's way several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand

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Recent Examples of jamming The Federal Aviation Administration published a Notice to Airmen ahead of time warning any pilots flying into the area that the military would be jamming GPS signals, so aviation safety expert Steve Arroyo said the medevac pilots should have been prepared to rely on other navigation systems. —

ABC News, 18 June 2026 Ukraine is also advancing its electronic warfare and jamming capabilities to degrade the effectiveness of Russian drones. —

Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Russia uses jamming technology to divert Ukrainian attack drones considered a threat to its territory. —

CBS News, 8 June 2026 Instead of the upbeat dance tune on the original recording, Kesha slowed it down, jamming along on an electric guitar with a deeper and booming instrumental track blaring throughout the venue. —

Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 From a tactical standpoint, the fort is unlikely to deter Hezbollah’s new crop of attack drones, which rely on fiber-optic cables and are impervious to jamming. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 After Monday’s warning, large numbers of people were seen fleeing Dahiyeh, jamming roads leading out of the suburb. —

Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 Movie theaters across the nation were jamming with Gen Z crowds, who showed up en masse for not one but two buzzy horror films. —

Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 May 2026 The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants. —

Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jamming

Verb

At their core, Rush were always about glorious musical excess, routinely cramming more riffs and time signatures into single songs than some bands managed on entire albums.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
The two stayed up late into the night Monday, cramming information on each candidate.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026