BLOCKING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Yes, Thuney had the luxury of blocking for Brady and Mahomes, two of the best quarterbacks of all time. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Stanley is accused of blocking Rajabi’s car with his body, punching Rajabi’s window and resisting arrest. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 While wielding a hammer, DeFoor reportedly breached the property line at the driveway and proceeded to target an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the driveway entrance. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The institute now plans to use these heat-blocking fabrics for building exteriors, roadside facilities, and international transit markets facing their own scorching summers. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 The digital rights group Software Freedom Law Centre told NPR of unprecedented social media censorship by the government on platforms like Meta and X, mainly blocking of posts critical of Modi and his government. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 Beyer said the material works by reflecting radiant heat and blocking embers from entering the structure. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Satellite images appear to show the avalanche blocking the river with ice and debris about 20km upstream of the Nepal-Tibet border. — Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 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

Local rinks are filling back up, the Sabres’ rookie camp opens in just over a week and in roughly two weeks the team’s veterans will begin training camp for the 2026-27 season.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Magazines and newspapers have spent much of the past few years filling column inches with concerns about the manhood of young Americans.

— T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of filling

Verb

In a particularly bizarre breakdown during Friday’s game between the Heights and Firebells, a New York runner was ruled out for obstructing the second baseman from fielding a ground ball.

— Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
He was arrested and later pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder and entering and remaining in a restricted area.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Cynically or not, Chin and Vasarhelyi understand that these primal thrills are enough to distract us from the frustrating and sorrowful truth at the center of the story.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
That’s part of what made the limitations during a few days or drills and only playing six preseason snaps extra concerning and frustrating for the 25-year-old.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of frustrating

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Madrid may have grand monuments, lvish fountains, domed neoclassical buildings and Renaissance squares, yet the Spanish capital has sometimes been overshadowed by seemingly headline-grabbing cities such as Barcelona or Seville.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
From a Dooney & Bourke handbag marked down by nearly $150 to a cozy Peanuts Halloween blanket for less than $24, our readers have been busy grabbing all the biggest discounts across fashion, home essentials, travel gear and fall staples.

— Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026