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

Opaque foam boards covered the windows, blocking sightlines and delaying evacuation. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Some residents took matters into their own hands, chasing away badly behaved visitors or blocking off private roads. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Angry port workers in Barcelona, Spain set a barricade ablaze Wednesday, blocking access to a cruise terminal and forcing passengers to haul their luggage on foot, according to local reports. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 As thousands of residents lost power and traffic signals went dark, Waymo robotaxis recorded nearly 1,600 stoppages lasting at least two minutes, blocking traffic and contributing to widespread gridlock. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026 Slack is blocking enterprises from using their own Slack data to train their own models, at the same moment the parent company is pitching open AI partnerships on the other side of the house. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 The injections work by blocking the release of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter that tells muscles to contract. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026 But Cotton is not the only senator blocking the legislation, which would make daylight saving time the permanent national standard. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The measures include the banning and blocking certain features for users younger than 16. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocking

Adjective

On Monday, firefighters were working to wash streaks of pink fire retardant off the streets and finish building containment lines around the charred hills between San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Aerial footage showed aircraft dropping fire retardant over the area.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of retardant

Verb

At this time Randy Lawson is filling the spot left open after Tommy Boyer died.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The restrictions put a temporary end to washing cars at home, filling residential pools, non-essential power washing and operating decorative water features.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of filling

Verb

Hospitals in the north lack health workers, medicines and equipment, while ambulance services are severely limited and insecurity is obstructing medical deliveries, Tedros said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
After midnight on the eve of the court hearing's first day Tuesday, prosecutors sought to add new charges of obstructing Congress with an unsigned and unsworn superseding complaint — a maneuver the magistrate judge said was improper and unheard of.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstructing

Verb

The 2019–24 missions achieved important tactical successes by improving maritime awareness, intercepting some attacks, and stopping a complete shutdown of shipping.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
According to Bracewell, the initiators of such a hypothetical contact scenario might choose to reveal their presence by intercepting and re-transmitting radio signals rather than engaging in direct communication.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of intercepting

Adjective

The result can be a frustrating cycle in which borrowers repeatedly pay down balances only to rebuild them when another expense arises.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
And the amount that show business and comedy have changed — the strikes and mergers and COVID and the rest of it — has been really frustrating.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of frustrating

Verb

Imagine bringing up rabies to somebody who had just been bisected and then stuck back together with what, at least to him, looked like packing tape?

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
On Friday, the order took effect removing some of the 50 percent tariffs imposed on Canadian forestry and agricultural goods, including packing boxes and crates, paper products, plywood sheets, and certain machinery and refrigeration equipment.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of packing

Verb

Matas Buzelis beat him to the punch, tearing the ball out of the air and jamming it back into the basket with a dunk.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Designed to resist electronic interference Modern naval sensors must contend with electronic warfare, including jamming attempts to disrupt radar signals.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of jamming

Verb

San Martin was also tasked with grabbing the cash tray, which contained $17,000.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
The question of how law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services will be affected by these potential tax cuts have fueled headline-grabbing debates across the state.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026