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jam

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jam

1 to fit (people or things) into a tight space
  • jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper
Synonyms of jam

cram, crowd, crush, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge
Words Related to jam

fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack
2 to prevent passage through by filling with something
  • firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons
Synonyms of jam

block, choke, clog, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff
Words Related to jam

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

fur, silt

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp
Near Antonyms of jam

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

empty, lighten
Antonyms of jam

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop
3 to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
  • the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods
Synonyms of jam

brim, charge, cram, fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff
Words Related to jam

drench, flood, glut, swamp

bloat, bulk

crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze

refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish

overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate

honeycomb, penetrate
Near Antonyms of jam

lighten

deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust

bleed, draw (off)

clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep
Antonyms of jam

clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void
4 to force one's way
  • several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand
Synonyms of jam

bore, bull, bulldoze, crash, elbow, jostle, muscle, press, push, shoulder, squeeze
Words Related to jam

ram, shove, thrust

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