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block

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of block

1 a number of things considered as a unit

bought a block of stocks

Synonyms of block

array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Words Related to block

accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration

agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety

cycle, run, series, suit

Phrases Synonymous with block

the whole kit and caboodle

Near Antonyms of block

entity, item, single, unit

2 something that makes movement or progress difficult

constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project

Synonyms of block

balk, bar, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

Words Related to block

catch, hitch, rub, snag

barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall

arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint

embargo, stoppage

delay, holdup, stall

burden, cumber, load

danger, hazard, peril, reef

adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship

Near Antonyms of block

catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus

advantage, break, edge

aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help

3 slang the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth

threatened to knock his block off

Synonyms of block

bean, dome, head, noddle, noggin, noodle, pate, poll

Words Related to block

cranium, crown, scalp, skull

4 a group of people acting together within a larger group

a more conservative block within the political party

Synonyms of block

bloc, body, coalition, faction, party, sect, set, side, wing

Words Related to block

splinter, split

crew, gang, pack, team

denomination, persuasion

caucus, movement

5 an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection

a block of oil-producing nations

Synonyms of block

alliance, axis, bloc, coalition, combination, combine, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union

Words Related to block

cabal, conspiracy, junto

cartel, syndicate, trust

faction, front, fusion, side, wing

association, group, organization

affiliation, cooperative, partnership

circuit, conference

block

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of block

1 to close up so that no empty spaces remain

block up the opening in the wall where a window once was

Synonyms of block

bung, dam, fill, pack, plug, stop, stuff

Words Related to block

choke, clog, close (off), clot, congest, jam, obstruct, occlude

caulk, chink, seal

repack, restuff

Near Antonyms of block

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out), shovel

2 to prevent passage through by filling with something

One of the patient's arteries was blocked.

Synonyms of block

choke, clog, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Words Related to block

bung, cork, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of block

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

Antonyms of block

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

3 to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course

The goalie blocked the shot.

Synonyms of block

intercept, interdict, pick off

Words Related to block

capture, catch, collar, corral, grab, seize, snare, snatch, trap

Synonym Discussion of block

hinder, impede, obstruct, block mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. hinder stresses causing harmful or annoying delay or interference with progress.

- rain hindered the climb

impede implies making forward progress difficult by clogging, hampering, or fettering.

- tight clothing that impedes movement

obstruct implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the sometimes intentional placing of obstacles in the way.

- the view was obstructed by billboards

block implies complete obstruction to passage or progress.

- a landslide blocked the road

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