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

The unit also dabbled in artificial intelligence, which Hegseth has been pushing, and designing drones resistant to jamming. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said NCSIST had already verified jamming capabilities for the newer frequency and would introduce them through future upgrades. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

But Russia is also building its own version of Starlink, and is installing jamming systems that hamper Starlink connectivity, Brovdi said. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

At that point, onboard autonomy takes over, making control link jamming largely irrelevant, Azhnyuk said. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

There have been instances historically of drones crash-landing throughout the conflict due to electronic jamming as both Ukraine and Russia have used jamming to defend against incoming drones. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Drones are vulnerable to jamming and require constant recharging, which, because of their thermal signatures, electromagnetic signals, and charging noises, can give away troop positions. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Several members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, including her uncle Rob Kardashian, aunt Khloé Kardashian and grandmother Kris Jenner, posted pictures on their Instagram Stories jamming to her new music, PEOPLE previously reported. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 31 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