Antonyms for congested


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh n-jest
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈdʒɛst


Definition of congested

Origin :
  • 1570s, "heaped up," past participle adjective from congest. Meaning "overcrowded" is recorded from 1862.
  • adj blocked, clogged
Example sentences :
  • Take the boats, nets, and so on, given to the congested districts.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • In repose, his congested face had a humorously melancholy expression.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • The thick, congested mate seemed on the point of bursting with despondency.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • A dozen playgrounds will be laid out in the congested districts.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
  • In the congested districts it seems to be everyone for himself.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • It may be impossible in the congested quarters of a great city.
  • Extract from : « The Family and it's Members » by Anna Garlin Spencer
  • Selkirk Avenue was not then the congested district that it is to-day.
  • Extract from : « Irish Ned » by Samuel Fea
  • When he was carried away, his face was congested with blood, and he no longer breathed.
  • Extract from : « An Eagle Flight » by Jos Rizal
  • Meanwhile her face was so congested as to appear almost black.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Secrets » by William Le Queux
  • My muscles were congested with waste matter and evidently my brain was also.
  • Extract from : « Flash-lights from the Seven Seas » by William L. Stidger

Synonyms for congested

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