Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun congestion

2 senses of congestion

Sense 1
congestion -- (excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part)
       => symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Sense 2
congestion, over-crowding -- (excessive crowding; "traffic congestion")
       => crowding -- (a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach")