Synonyms of wedged

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adjective

ˈwejd 

as in stuck

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuck
• jammed
• tight
• glued
• frozen
• lodged
• embedded
• clamped
• cemented
• anchored
• set
• attached
• firm
• snug
• secured
• bonded
• fast
• bound
• fastened
• entrenched
• implanted
• impacted
• immovable
• unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• unsecured
• movable
• undone
• unattached
• freed
• unbound
• loosened
• dislodged
• yielding
• unfastened

wedged

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verb

past tense of wedge

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

managed to wedge one last book onto the bookshelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crammed
• stuffed
• squeezed
• jammed
• sandwiched
• loaded
• rammed
• crowded
• packed
• shoehorned
• crushed
• filled
• heaped
• jam-packed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wedged

Verb

These systems include supplier, switch, aggregator, channel manager and the caches wedged between, because every layer upstream charges for live calls and every layer takes a margin. — Abhinav Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

There are even more flip-flop heels to explore including a Calvin Klein wedged style that’s 49 percent off and a memory-foam pair with slender straps. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Risk factors include placing an infant near something that could cover their nose or mouth, like a blanket or toys, or a location where their nose could get wedged, like a couch. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 16 July 2026

After being rear-ended by another vehicle, a car left the roadway, struck a gas pump and became wedged between another vehicle and the pump, the release said. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Wrapped in red, white and blue, and with fine-grain sand wedged between his wriggling toes, Edward didn’t want the night to end. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

A couple thousand Bosnian fans, most in royal blue shirts, wedged into the south stands. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Originally part of an expansive green space, the Signers’ Monument today is wedged into the median of Greene Street across from Augusta’s municipal government building. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026

Phillip James Ellison grew up in the bootheel of Missouri, wedged between eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026