Vocabulary
Congested
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement
Urdu meaning
گنجان، بھیڑ بھاڑ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Delays have imposed real costs: longer travel times, higher freight charges and frequent accidents on the congested N5.
- In Karachi, tens of thousands of residential premises are used as health and education facilities and as storage for small-scale industrial activities in low-income areas, making living unhealthy and congested.
- If we do not do that, we will further clog the already congested areas of the city.
- The motorway promises to slash journey times and boost safety along one of Pakistan`s busiest freight routes, which currently sees thousands of heavy vehicles navigate congested national highways daily.
- The motorway promises to slash journey times and boost safety along one of Pakistan`s busiest freight routes, which currently sees thousands of heavy vehicles navigate congested national highways daily.
Synonyms
crowded, overcrowded, full, overfull, overflowing, full to overflowing/bursting
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