Synonyms of jammed

jammed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

tour buses, jammed with eager sightseers, invariably stop at that spot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• bursting
• crammed
• crowded
• stuffed
• loaded
• full
• brimming
• chock-full
• brimful
• jam-packed
• chockablock
• overloaded
• overcrowded
• overstuffed
• overflowing
• overfilled
• fat
• overladen
• overfull
• swarming
• rife
• teeming
• replete
• fraught
• flush
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• devoid
• blank
• vacant
• bare
• void
• inadequate
• short
• insufficient
• incomplete
• wanting
• stark
• deficient
• drained
• shy
• depleted
• shortish
• exhausted

2

as in stuck

firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge

this jammed door just won't budge

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

jammed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of jam

1

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in blocked

to prevent passage through by filling with something

firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocked
• obstructed
• filled
• stuffed
• clogged
• congested
• choked
• flooded
• occluded
• stopped (up)
• packed
• clotted
• dammed
• plugged (up)
• gummed (up)
• overwhelmed
• stoppered
• gridlocked
• corked
• bunged
• inundated
• swamped
• silted
• spiled
• glutted
• stoppled
• furred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened (up)
• cleared
• freed
• unplugged
• excavated
• emptied
• scooped (out)
• unclogged
• hollowed (out)
• unstopped
• unblocked
• lightened

3

as in packed

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

• filled
• packed
• loaded
• stuffed
• crammed
• brimmed
• flooded
• heaped
• jam-packed
• refilled
• charged
• shoved
• swamped
• drenched
• glutted
• crowded
• rammed
• squeezed
• replenished
• reloaded
• squashed
• bloated
• penetrated
• overflowed
• saturated
• repacked
• bulked
• matted
• pressed
• refreshed
• crushed
• overcharged
• honeycombed
• overfilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptied
• cleared
• vacated
• evacuated
• eliminated
• exhausted
• drained
• depleted
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• swept
• voided
• lightened
• flushed
• bled
• purged
• scoured

4

as in pushed

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• shoved
• pressed
• jostled
• crashed
• elbowed
• bored
• shouldered
• muscled
• bulldozed
• rammed
• bulled
• thrust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jammed

Adjective

Investigators said that the co-pilot carried out the attack with what's called a crash axe — a lightweight emergency tool stored in the cockpit to break through panels or jammed doors in the event of a crash. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

By weaving lasercomm links across space, airborne and terrestrial nodes alongside existing fiber and RF, leaders create self-healing mesh networks that guarantee mission-critical throughput even when primary links are severed or jammed. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

With the Yankees already log-jammed with first-base/DH types — Stanton can’t play the outfield anymore — Boone added that the former MVP would probably be used as a pinch-hitter, if anything. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

There are a number of ways to find your way if GPS is jammed, spoofed, or just isn't there. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

In a wartorn country where air travel is too perilous to even consider, the roads are the obvious option, but are jammed, precarious, and cursed with long, torturous border queues. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Mark Arnott, who moved his martial arts studio into an Art Deco building on Colorado Boulevard over a decade ago, wonders how the area will handle any influx of traffic since the neighborhood gets jammed when the 134 Freeway is backed up. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Even when turned off, internal components like microswitches or thermal relays can fail or become jammed by breadcrumbs, potentially causing the heating element to turn on unexpectedly. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Toronto traffic was relentless, the streets jammed, and cyclists zipping among the halting cars posed a hazard to unwary pedestrians. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

The voice mail at the Brooklyn apartment is jammed with calls. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Many people don't like the sensation of foam or silicone eartips jammed into their ear canal. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

At least 22 people were killed and many injured when a fire tore through a crowded wedding in a Kinshasa neighborhood hall, as panicked guests jammed narrow corridors to escape. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Corle managed to get partly turned and jammed the rifle into the sow’s thick brown fur. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

California communities must not be threatened by the unintended consequences of a bill hastily jammed through the Legislature last year. — Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

The gunman tried to fire more shots through the window, video shows, but his handgun jammed. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026