congested

adjective

con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈje-stəd 

1

: 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

2

medical : containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus

congested lungs/sinuses

Examples of congested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The environmental benefits in congested areas can be substantial, too. —Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

For that trip, the most quantifiable cost difference is $11.55, while the emotional toll of driving on Highway 50 and Interstate 80 amid ongoing construction or the often congested Yolo Causeway is harder to measure. —Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025

But earlier this year, transport analytics company Inrix declared London as the most congested city in Europe, saying that the number of hours drivers spend sitting in traffic continues to increase. —Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

The plan would put a park between the new station and Moynihan Train Hall, opening up green space to one of Manhattan’s more congested communities. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for congested

• arrested
• attested
• contested
• detested
• digested
• divested
• infested
• ingested
• invested
• molested
• pretested
• protested

Medical Definition

congested

adjective

con·​gest·​ed kən-ˈjes-təd 

: containing an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus

congested mucous membranes

congested lungs