BLOCKING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

blocking 1 of 2

adjective

as in impeding

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blocking

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verb

present participle of block

as in filling

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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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

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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

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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

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secertary of State Shirley Weber filed a lawsuit on Friday aimed at blocking a Shasta County ballot initiative that would set up a range of new voting rules. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 The bill would require an assessment of figures blocking humanitarian aid delivery, extend the authorization for the vacant Special Envoy to Sudan position, and direct the State Department to designate the Rapid Support Forces as a group for sanctions. —

Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 Here’s what crew members and frequent flyers want passengers to know about navigating bathrooms on airplanes without getting stuck in a line, blocking service or running afoul of the seat belt sign. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 Beyond being expensive to maintain, the dams are destructive to rivers, blocking fish habitat while warming the water, depleting oxygen levels and trapping sediment upstream. —

CBS News, 12 June 2026 One key molecule involved in blocking CAR-T cells is called galectin-3. —

Charles J. Dimitroff, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 Over the following hours, the moon will pass directly in front of the red supergiant star, briefly blocking its light in an event that astronomers refer to as an occultation, according to the astronomy website In-the-Sky. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 May 2026 By activating its regional proxy, the Houthis in Yemen, Iran could orchestrate the closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, blocking another vital artery connecting major trade routes between Europe, Asia and the Arab world. —

Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 Replimune had accused the FDA of wrongfully blocking what some doctors see as a promising new way to treat the skin cancer, while the FDA had said Replimune ignored the agency’s guidance for conducting its clinical trials. —

Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocking

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Hillsides are colored a rusty red from desperate retardant drops.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
That June, an air tanker was dropping retardant in California when its wings folded upward, like a bird in flight, and detached.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026