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Synonyms for congestion
kənˈdʒɛs tʃəncon·ges·tion

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. congestion

    Synonyms:
    congeries, accumulation, glomeration, redundancy, plethora

    Antonyms:
    dissipation, diffusion, clearance, evacuation, colliquation

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 1 vote

  1. congestionnoun

    Synonyms:
    repletion, plethora

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4087busy
#11475accumulation
#11728congestion
#15970overload
#16133redundancy
#16766saturation
#28706plethora
#35135congested
#39772crowding
#42763overcrowding
#48196gridlock
#158800waterlogging

How to use congestion in a sentence?

  1. Holly Phillips:

    They make your nose run and your eyes water, and that may provide some temporary relief from congestion.

  2. Paul Sciarra:

    We don't have the problems of congestion in the sky because we've got another axis to work with.

  3. Alex Lavoie:

    The goal is to get people out of single-occupancy rides to reduce congestion.

  4. Parash Jain:

    If anything, unwinding of the backlog initiated following congestion in Yantian terminal could take months, as the onset of the peak season will mean demand will only further increase.

  5. Ian Claxton:

    Congestion at major ports is predominantly caused by an inability to clear cargo from the quayside, and that manifests itself mostly on the bulk handling terminals on the east coast.


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