congested

adjective

con·gest·ed kən-ˈje-stəd

Synonyms of congested next

: extremely or excessively full or crowded

The trains ferried orphaned and abandoned kids from the congested East to new families and new lives in the heartland.

… it must be clear that the continuance is not being granted solely because of the court's congested calendar.—

The National Law Journal

Under the pressure of the weather conditions, congested traffic and wind shear, the crew never was able to stabilize the airplane on the ILS approach into JFK and had to execute a missed approach.—

Patrick R. Veillette

medical : containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus

congested lungs/sinuses

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Before an American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter near the Reagan National Airport, lawmakers had raised concerns about the increasingly congested airspace above the Washington, D.C., area. —

Brent Jones, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025 The airspace is some of the most congested in the country and Reagan National says its main runway is the busiest in the U.S. AFP, Flightradar, CNBC While the investigation is ongoing, two out of three runways are closed at the airport because of their proximity to the crash area. —

Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025 Military aircraft frequently conduct training flights in and around the congested and heavily-restricted airspace around the nation’s capital for familiarization and continuity of government planning. —

Lolita C. Baldor, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 Zoom out: The launch comes as federal workers are being ordered back into offices full-time under the new Trump administration, and D.C. commuters worry about congested roadways. —

Anna Spiegel, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for congested