Synonyms of jams

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noun

plural of jam

1

as in snarls

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement

thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snarls
• congestions
• bottlenecks
• logjams
• tailbacks
• backups
• jam-ups
• traffic
• delays
• tangles
• locks
• tie-ups
• stoppages
• gridlocks
• slowdowns
• crawls

2

as in pickles

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

the heavy rain puts us in a real jam: all of the preparations are for a garden wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pickles
• predicaments
• dilemmas
• holes
• swamps
• binds
• corners
• impasses
• boxes
• spots
• rabbit holes
• quagmires
• difficulties
• fixes
• mires
• crises
• catch-22s
• sticky wickets
• rattraps
• jackpots
• kettles of fish
• soups
• plights
• troubles
• nodes
• hot waters
• catch-22's
• scrapes
• emergencies
• standstills
• pinches
• straits
• logjams
• deadlocks
• quandaries
• crossroads
• clutches
• halts
• exigencies
• stalemates
• junctures

jams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jam

1

as in stuffs

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuffs
• crams
• loads
• squeezes
• sandwiches
• wedges
• crowds
• rams
• packs
• shoehorns
• crushes
• fills
• heaps
• jam-packs

2

as in blocks

to prevent passage through by filling with something

firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocks
• obstructs
• stuffs
• congests
• clogs
• chokes
• floods
• fills
• clots
• occludes
• stops (up)
• plugs (up)
• dams
• gums (up)
• packs
• corks
• furs
• gridlocks
• overwhelms
• stopples
• silts
• gluts
• spiles
• stoppers
• swamps
• inundates
• bungs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens (up)
• frees
• unplugs
• clears
• unblocks
• unclogs
• unstops
• excavates
• scoops (out)
• empties
• hollows (out)
• lightens

3

as in loads

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

• loads
• fills
• packs
• stuffs
• crams
• brims
• heaps
• floods
• refills
• jam-packs
• charges
• gluts
• swamps
• drenches
• reloads
• squashes
• bloats
• crowds
• bulks
• shoves
• squeezes
• rams
• overflows
• mats
• replenishes
• presses
• refreshes
• overcharges
• saturates
• repacks
• penetrates
• overfills
• crushes
• honeycombs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empties
• voids
• clears
• eliminates
• drains
• lightens
• exhausts
• vacates
• draws (off)
• bleeds
• sweeps
• depletes
• evacuates
• cleans
• flushes
• purges
• scours

4

as in pushes

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushes
• squeezes
• elbows
• presses
• muscles
• crashes
• bulls
• shoves
• shoulders
• bores
• jostles
• thrusts
• bulldozes
• rams