
Congested
Peak Times
Use 'congested' to describe heavy traffic during the busiest hours of the day.
Avoid the highway at 6 PM; it's always congested.
Beyond Traffic
'Congested' applies to overfull places too, not just roads.
The concert hall was so congested we could hardly move.
Negative Connotation
Using 'congested' often suggests inconvenience or frustration.
We were late due to the congested city center. Compare with
BlockClogCrowdJamObstructOvercrowdedPackStuffy
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