Definition for Congestion:

• Abnormal accumulation of blood to a part.

Synonyms for Congestion:

• n.

  •
  • alcoholism,
  • amenorrhoea,
  • allergy,
  • acne,
  • add,
  • acidity,
  • adhd,
  • amnesia,
  • alopecia,
  • amenorrhea.
  •
  • busy,
  • filter,
  • back up.
  •blockage (noun)
  • mass,
  • rubber-necking,
  • crowding,
  • excess,
  • crowdedness,
  • overpopulation,
  • jam,
  • Clogging,
  • profusion,
  • overcrowding,
  • press,
  • snarl-up,
  • surfeit,
  • surplus.
  •bottleneck (noun)
  • hold ups.
  •congestion (noun)
  • over-crowding.
  •density (noun)
  • concentration.
  •fullness (noun)
  • co-piousness,
  • tumescences,
  • dis-tension,
  • pro-fusion,
  • adequatenesses,
  • amplenesses,
  • curvaceousnesses,
  • dis tension,
  • co-piousnesses,
  • dis tensions,
  • co piousness,
  • pro fusions,
  • pro fusion,
  • comprehensivenesses,
  • dis-tensions,
  • extensivenesses,
  • co piousnesses,
  • widenesses,
  • pro-fusions.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • restriction,
  • snag,
  • deterrent,
  • stoppage,
  • impedance,
  • stay,
  • entrapment,
  • mire,
  • obstacle,
  • burden,
  • resistance,
  • blockade,
  • blockage,
  • stop,
  • drag,
  • crimp,
  • block,
  • entanglement,
  • encumbrance,
  • dam,
  • disadvantage,
  • frustration,
  • drawback,
  • choke,
  • inhibition,
  • handicap,
  • restraint,
  • interruption,
  • constraint,
  • delay,
  • hindrance,
  • plug,
  • clog,
  • bung,
  • snarl,
  • hurdle,
  • bafflement,
  • barrier,
  • tangle,
  • impediment,
  • constipation,
  • complication,
  • opposition,
  • catch,
  • impasse,
  • damper,
  • brake.
  •overflow (noun)
  • spate,
  • Submersions,
  • niagaras,
  • engorgement,
  • spillovers,
  • submergence,
  • overkill,
  • spillover,
  • over-production,
  • over-abundance,
  • overproduction,
  • submersion.
  •profusion (noun)
  • stuffing,
  • too much,
  • hyperemia,
  • excessive concentration,
  • Cramming,
  • too many.
  •rush hour (noun)
  • heavy traffics,
  • rush-hour.
  •saturation (noun)
  • impregnation,
  • soakings.
  •state (noun)
  • congestion.
  •traffic jam (noun)
  • traffic congestion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • speed limit,
  • snarl up,
  • bumper-to-bumper,
  • congestion charge,
  • overdevelopment,
  • traffic calming.
  •
  • confusion,
  • hold up.
  •
  • tied up,
  • traffic,
  • ticket.
  •
  • rush.
  •fullness
  • saturation.

Paraphrases for Congestion:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    over-crowding.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    crowdedness, tension, Overloading, Bottling, backlog, overhead, Trafficking, stopper.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    overcrowding, crowding, gridlock, waterlogging, saturation, overpopulation, overload, bottleneck, overburdening, traffic, suffocation, obstruction, blockage, clutter, jam.
  • Verb, past tense
    congested.

Antonyms for Congestion:

• n.

  • blockage
    lack, need, want, necessity, opening.

Congestion Sentence Examples:

• It did, however, see some resulting congestion as survivors came in from distant, and even nearby, communities.

• There was no sitting the next day; for Vincent was in bed, ill, with congestion of the lungs.

Hypernym for Congestion:

• n.

  • state
    hemothorax, hyperaemia, haemothorax, stuffiness, hyperemia, pulmonary congestion, hydrothorax.

Hyponym for Congestion:

• n.

  • state
    symptom.