DAMMED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

dammed 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocked

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dammed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dam

as in obstructed

to prevent passage through by filling with something ice floes were damming the river

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as in filled

to close up so that no empty spaces remain dam up the pipes

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Adjective

Across the Northern Hemisphere, migratory fish such as salmon, sturgeon and shad have suffered major losses because rivers have been dammed and polluted, while many populations were heavily overfished. — Zeb Hogan, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 Legend has it that before the park was established, a young girl from a local settlement got lost in the woods in the area that later, when dammed, became Lake Fontana. — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025 But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish. — David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025

Verb

One theory is that the rock and ice briefly dammed the valley, allowing water to back up in the river. — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026 Rescue efforts were still ramping up Friday when a swollen glacial lake in the mountains upstream from the affected area, dammed up by debris and filling with meltwater, raised concerns of a possible new inundation looming. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday likely was caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Creek bottoms, especially those dammed by beavers, often are good wallow locations. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 In 2021, the Beckwourth megafire scorched more than 105,000 acres north of California’s Lake Tahoe but spared a web of lush riparian corridors on the floodplain — sites where beavers had dammed and dug and developed before the blaze hit. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2026 The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Morris grew up along the White River (a portion of which was dammed to create today’s Table Rock Lake) in the Ozarks, where fishing wasn’t just a pastime but a way of life. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 According to the Lake Garda Improvement Association, in the 1920s Harry Battistoni bought small farms along the Burlington/Farmington border, dammed up a small brook, and created Lake Garda. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dammed

Adjective

The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected on Sunday, causing a choked haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 10 meters (33 feet) in some areas, the ministry said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of choked

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While crude oil can be carried via pipeline–perhaps from oil producers in the Persian Gulf to ports on the western side of the Arabian Peninsula–gas can’t, meaning there are no alternative routes to get LNG to Asia if Hormuz is blocked.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Officials are still investigating the exact cause, though preliminary assessments suggest an ice avalanche may have blocked a river upstream in Tibet, triggering the sudden outburst flood.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blocked

Verb

Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
From large platters just begging to be filled with hors d’oeuvres to trays made for serving batch cocktails, our picks for the best platters are well-crafted and meant for regular (if not daily) use.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of filled

Adjective

Brush guards trap pine needles within their bristles, forcing you to remove the entire brush to clean out clogged dirt.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Many miners interviewed by NPR complained that masks impair communication in a dangerous and noisy environment, become clogged with dust, are too hot to work in, and fail to screen out finer particles.

— Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of clogged

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Hundreds of Seattle Education Association (SEA) members packed the Seattle Convention Center ballroom Wednesday night to vote 91% in favor of a strike.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Because each image covers such an enormous field of view, scientists expect virtually every exposure to be packed with information.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of packed

Adjective

Sanders said the concept seems to work best on roads built for high-capacity traffic during the day but much less congested — and therefore more conducive to speeding — at night.

— Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Others – especially in congested urban areas – have been doing it for a long time.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of congested

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