BLOCKISH Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

blockish

adjective

Definition of blockish

as in blocky

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Recent Examples of blockish The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 PowerBlock’s blockish design has critics comparing it to reaching into a toaster but the brand has solid loyalty among serious home-gym owners and strength enthusiasts. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockish

Adjective

The homeowners also shared some inspiration from Viennese textiles—blocky florals, dreamlike geometrics—by Wiener Werkstätte.

— Alex Beggs, Architectural Digest, 21 Sep. 2026
Because the ferry, naturally, didn’t have one big corridor, an overflow room projected a live feed of the main stage (shaped like a blocky ‘T’).

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of blocky

Adjective

The two additional 14-inch screens flip outward and can fold back inward when closing the laptop, creating a somewhat portable but bulky machine.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
The David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Peter Zumthor, opened in April — a sprawling, serpentine concrete mass looming 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard on seven bulky inhabited pavilions.

— Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

Rings are not always uniform, and JWST might simply have cut through a denser clump.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
Starting with what is often called the Arab Spring and ending with the Black Lives Matter protests that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the demonstrations—dense, synchronized, and persistent—dwarfed older, briefer moments of global protest.

— Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026