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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in hindered, impeded
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- accepted,
- accredited,
- allowed,
- appropriate,
- approved,
- authorized,
- certified,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- lawful,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- licensed,
- OK
- (or okay),
- permitted,
- warranted
blocked
verb
past tense of block
Synonyms & Antonyms of blocked (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
- block up the opening in the wall where a window once was
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2
to prevent passage through by filling with something
- one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle
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3
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
- a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley
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“Blocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocked. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of blocked was in 1898
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