Synonyms for congest

Most common

fill · choke · choke off · clog

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

   Pollution can congest the city’s streets with smog.

2. n. 1

   A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest.

Related words

Word family

congeries congestion

Forms

Plural

congests → back-ups, smallholders…

Past participle

congested
e.g. congested → choked, clogged, stuffed, filled…

Example sentences

• fill Please fill in your name and address on this form.
• choke Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.
• clog How long this clog has been in the kitchen sink?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

fill¹, foul¹, clog¹

5 letters

stuff¹, choke¹

7 letters

stopper²

8 letters

obstruct²

11 letters

smallholder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stopper² = 2 syllables).