Synonyms for congestion
kənˈdʒɛs tʃəncon·ges·tion

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1. congestion

   Synonyms:
   congeries, accumulation, glomeration, redundancy, plethora

   Antonyms:
   dissipation, diffusion, clearance, evacuation, colliquation

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1. congestionnoun

   excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

   Synonyms:
   over-crowding

2. congestion, over-crowdingnoun

   excessive crowding

   "traffic congestion"

   Synonyms:
   over-crowding

Matched Categories

1. • Crowding
   • Symptom

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1. congestionnoun

   Synonyms:
   repletion, plethora

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1. List of paraphrases for "congestion":

   congested, overcrowding, crowding, waterlogging, overload, crowdedness, saturation, busy, gridlock

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1. Sandy Fielden:

   There's a fair amount of juggling that pipeline companies can do with crude oil, and they haven't been running up against those limitations for the past several months because of the wildfires, if production expands, though, we'll see congestion in the system. Heavy crude will get discounted further against WTI and price spreads will then blow out.

2. Bill Gurley:

   Most of the mayors around the country are starting to see how Uber can impact drunk driving, how Uber can impact traffic congestion, they can hear from their citizenry more closely.

3. Research Tony Harper:

   Our connected and automated technology could help improve traffic flow, cut congestion and reduce the potential for accidents.

4. Chris Helsel:

   With mobility companies looking to the sky for the answer to the challenges of urban transport and congestion, our work on advanced tire architectures and materials led us to imagine a wheel that could serve both as a traditional tire on the road and as a propulsion system in the sky.

5. John Kartsonas:

   Rarely you see such a potentially massive disruption, delays, a reduced active fleet supply, slow steaming and port congestion can push freight rates to decade highs, and beyond.