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

At one point relatively early in Resident Evil, our hapless hero must creep through a large camper van that is blocking his exit from a tunnel. — Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 As the lead-blocking back on Kenneth Walker III’s 60-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-1 early in the third quarter, Tonga sealed the edge and allowed Walker to bounce outside. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 The community activism succeeded in blocking the passage of the bill in 2023. — Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 This could mean a once-a-week sniff could ward off a range of pathogens better than a vaccine, blocking them before the body has to mount an immune defense. — New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026 Fields’ blocking ability will assure him of playing time in the Giants’ power rushing offense. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, argued that the board's recent efforts to recognize the president violate federal law, and her legal team asked Cooper to issue emergency relief blocking the changes. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 The justices did not give their reasoning for blocking the new map, as is often the case in rulings on its emergency docket. — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026 Yet the report shows that blocking individual prompts may not be enough when users can disguise their objectives or shift parts of a campaign across different tools. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocking

Adjective

As the Timber fire continued to burn, firefighting crews over the weekend wrapped a historic cabin in Big Sur built by settler John Pfieiffer in a fire retardant material that looks similar to tin foil, KSBW reported.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
That fire was 140 acres on Thursday, with air tankers and helicopters dropping water and retardant to limit its spread.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter has reduced its pending service requests by more than 90% after filling staffing vacancies and streamlining its processes.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
In sweltering Edinburg, Texas, 52-year-old Kristin Jimenez shrugged off the rising price of gas after filling up her Mercedes.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of filling

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None of this means obstructing staff, entering restricted areas, or secretly recording conversations.

— Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
He was charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and resisting an officer without violence.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of obstructing

Verb

In recent weeks, SOUTHCOM has also released several videos showing military personnel intercepting and boarding vessels allegedly involved in narco-trafficking before removing their crews and sinking the boats.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Iran's Foreign Ministry said a claim of intercepting a drone shouldn't be used to escalate tensions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of intercepting

Adjective

For general appreciators, the series’ excesses and redundancies are likely to be frustrating, as are its frequent lack of focus and general sense of over-sanitization.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Indeed, Infiniti’s wide-eyed portrait of a prodigy is equal parts inspired and frustrating.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of frustrating

Verb

When packing bananas in your bag, make sure they’re cushioned and not packed too tightly to avoid splitting.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Odalys, which is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, is forecast to gradually strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane by late Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of packing

Verb

In other words…the exact group of people who might still be jamming to Macklemore.

— Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
Electronic warfare can disrupt some unmanned systems, but autonomous drones, resistant communications links and other technologies can make jamming less reliable.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of jamming

Verb

The helicopter crashed in a driveway between two warehouses, smashing into a pair of truck cargo containers while the news crew tried grabbing video footage of a serious collision involving a Metro bus that also left two people dead.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Schlereth, a former Pro Bowl guard, did not agree with the penalty in general, as Brewer was grabbing Raiders defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi’s jersey in the chest area.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026