BLOCKAGE Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

blockage

noun

Definition of blockage

as in barrier

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Recent Examples of blockage Usually, on a sink or a toilet, the blockage is within the trap and is easy to access. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 If there’s a blockage, that nasty clog can prevent the water from getting to the garbage disposal, and all the water can back up into your clean dishes. — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026 Those patients need to get to a cardiac catheterization lab as soon as possible to open up the blockage and restore oxygen to the heart. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026 According to the modeling, 24 of those would have occurred even without the blockage. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blockage

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Noun

There is a flood of creator content available due to a low barrier to entry, and that is now being accelerated by generative AI tools.

— William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Sometimes, the biggest barrier between a patient and their treatment is not pharmacology.

— Marcela Gottschald, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrier

Noun

Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The tug was attacked in the Gulf of Oman, south of the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which has faced blockades and attacks in recent months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of blockade

Noun

The subpoenas concern possible obstruction of justice in the handling of cases before federal judges, the source said.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
Robertson said those concerns include obstruction of pedestrian and car traffic, collisions into infrastructure, and effects on pets and children.

— Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstruction

Noun

Repeating this argument for more than four waves reveals that there are many more possibilities for destructive than for constructive interference.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The vote had faced concerns of possible foreign interference after Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail reported Republican operatives had assisted top separatist leaders with their independence bid.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of interference

Noun

Icy weather, snowstorms, obstructive foliage and rugged terrain along the wild Rockies were just some of the obstacles Ben Nickell and Anne Koski faced on a 10-year journey to climb the highest point in each of Idaho’s 44 counties.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Long before launch, the team faced obstacles that nearly thwarted the endeavor — chiefly, two rejections from NASA — before finally securing the green light for the $1 billion project under the New Frontiers Program in 2011.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstacle

Noun

Mitte helped fundraise for Shriner’s Children after being treated at Shriners Hospital for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana, after his diagnosis and for most of his childhood to overcome physical and verbal impediments.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
But plans change, and the reservation system restrictions, initially put in place to manage crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic, had increasingly felt like an impediment.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of impediment

Noun

In my experience, the involvement of ketamine or other drugs invariably makes a bad situation worse – complicating consent, impairing judgment and reducing inhibitions.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
Many visual motifs emerge, most notably the men in the crowd who shed any inhibitions to cry, dance, and belt the songs at the top of their lungs.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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