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jam-packed

jam-packed

14 3.7
Very full and crowded with almost no space
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒæmˌpækt/
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  • It was jam-packed with humanity.

There are so many things jam packed in this little box.

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Examples

  • It's going to be another jam-packed weekend, so here are your highlights.

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  • With the busy fall season already in swing, you might be looking for wholesome, convenient meals for jam packed days.

  • I will say the rest of this week is jam packed and busy.

  • I love a weekend when it is not jam-packed with activity.

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  • And the stadiums were jam packed with young people having fun and enjoying themselves.

  • Suffice it to say, dear friends, my calendar is jam-packed for the next three months.

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  • It's almost 1 PM on a Friday, and the normally jam-packed streets are quiet and strangely empty.

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  • As a result, I-35 is jam-packed 24/7 from Oklahoma to San Antonio.

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  • So I'm doing podcasts and interviews and Hangouts and meetings and it's always just jam packed full of connecting with other people.

  • The concert was jam-packed with fans eager to see their favorite band perform.

Synonyms

crowded
vsjam-packed
222 1.0

Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably

emphasizes complete capacity rather than just discomfort from crowding
packed
vsjam-packed
33 1.3

Full of people with no room left

is the same idea but often felt as slightly more urgent
chock-full
vsjam-packed
23 4.1

So full that there is no space left

is equally extreme but used with stronger everyday emphasis
wall-to-wall
vsjam-packed
14 4.2

Completely full of people or things with no space to move

is similar but focuses on intense fullness in ordinary speech
congested
vsjam-packed
14 4.4

Too full to allow movement, for example during heavy traffic

describes fullness without implying restricted movement
chock-a-block
vsjam-packed
  • UK
1 8.2

So full that there is little or no space

carries the same tight fullness but with more common usage
packed to the rafters
vsjam-packed
  • Informal
1 4.9

Completely full of people or things with no space left

conveys the same total fullness but in everyday language
stuffed to the gills
vsjam-packed
  • Informal
1 7.6

Completely full with no space left

means extreme fullness but without the sense of overstuffing
chockablock
vsjam-packed
  • UK
1 7.9

Completely full of people or things

is similar but often sounds more forceful in speech
jammed
vsjam-packed
1 2.3

Full of people or things with no space left

is similar but tends to feel more colloquial and vivid
chockful
vsjam-packed
6.3

Full so there is no room left

expresses the same extreme fullness with more vivid tone
full to the gills
vsjam-packed
  • Informal
6.6

Very full after a large meal or in a crowded place

shares the extreme idea but is more neutral in tone
thronged
vsjam-packed
6.0

A place full of many people standing close together

covers both people and things, not only crowded gatherings

Antonyms

1.0

Not containing anything

45 2.5

A large open room or area with plenty of space

How Full

jam-packed
14 3.7
packed
12 1.3
crowded
222 1.0
full
1.0

Surface Forms

jam-packed positive
jam packeder comparative
jam packest superlative

Morphology

jam-packed = jam + pack (transparent) = jam + pack + ed

The combination of 'jam' (to crowd) and 'packed' (filled) directly yields 'extremely full'; the meaning is immediately deducible by learners.

Etymology

Jam-packed comes from jam, which we can picture as fruit 'squeezed' tightly into a jar, and packed, which means 'full'. So something jam-packed is squeezed together and very crowded.