Synonyms of blocking

blocking 1 of 2

adjective

as in impeding

Related Words

• impeding
• hindering
• hampering
• retardant
• frustrating
• baffling
• neutralizing
• stalling
• nullifying
• negating
• thwarting
• foiling
• deterring
• balking
• deterrent
• prophylactic
• preventive
• preventative
• precautionary

Dissimilar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• smoothing
• promoting
• encouraging
• nurturing
• abetting
• forwarding
• fostering
• easing
• furthering

blocking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of block

1

as in filling

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• plugging
• sealing
• stopping
• damming
• obstructing
• bunging
• clogging
• stuffing
• occluding
• jamming
• closing (off)
• congesting
• choking
• clotting
• caulking
• repacking
• chinking
• restuffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavating
• shoveling
• scooping (out)
• hollowing (out)

2

as in obstructing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstructing
• jamming
• filling
• choking
• occluding
• clogging
• congesting
• flooding
• stopping (up)
• damming
• plugging (up)
• clotting
• packing
• gumming (up)
• stuffing
• corking
• overwhelming
• stoppering
• bunging
• silting
• swamping
• inundating
• gridlocking
• furring
• spiling
• stoppling
• glutting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clearing
• freeing
• opening (up)
• unblocking
• unplugging
• excavating
• unclogging
• scooping (out)
• emptying
• unstopping
• hollowing (out)
• lightening

3

as in intercepting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intercepting
• grabbing
• catching
• capturing
• interdicting
• trapping
• snatching
• seizing
• picking off
• corralling
• snaring
• collaring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blocking

Adjective

The winner was the player who avoided being blocked the longest — a blocking game, a category of strategy game where the objective centers on restricting your opponent’s movement. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026

Verb

The Besselian Elements team has added terrain shadows at totality time, but also a way of recognizing that the clouds blocking an eclipse may not actually be above the observer. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Under the new campaign, vehicles that present a traffic hazard, such as blocking traffic lanes, walkways, fire hydrants, or driveways will be removed and impounded. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Hollins’ value, it should be noted, is not limited to playing outside receiver in this offense, where Josh McDaniels will align him almost anywhere as the Patriots’ best blocking receiver. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Three years in the making, FutureIQ is a wondrous scalp serum aimed at blocking premature aging and boosting overall hair longevity. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026

Customers can choose from a wide variety of frames and lenses, including blue light blocking and photochromic lenses. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

To solve this, researchers embedded heat-blocking nanocrystals into the device to act as a thermal barrier. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

After a short time, Salgado returned and parked his car directly behind the man’s car, blocking his path, police said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

During this time, the sky darkens, and viewers can remove their eclipse glasses to view our planet's moon blocking our star. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 July 2026