BLOCKS Synonyms: 243 Similar and Opposite Words

blocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of block

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit bought a block of stocks

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as in obstacles

something that makes movement or progress difficult constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project

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as in heads

slang the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth threatened to knock the block off the jerk next door if he didn't can the noise

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as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group a more conservative block within the political party

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as in coalitions

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection a block of oil-producing nations

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verb

present tense third-person singular of block

as in fills

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 obstructs

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 intercepts

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 blocks

Noun

In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers. —

Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 There was heavy security, even for a companion watch part on the Ellipse, and many streets have been shut down in the blocks around the White House. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2026 In reality, the characters are on a soundstage in the Canary Islands in a space crafted by production designer Denise Pizzini using translucent panels and Styrofoam blocks. —

Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2026 The Encyclopedia of Chicago says the Old Town Art Fair began in 1950 along a couple of blocks on Lincoln Park West. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 June 2026 The blocks were short and manageable, and most of the major sites are reachable from the center of town on foot. —

Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026 At the same time, the shrinking economy, new limits on internet access, blocks on popular messaging apps and concerns over state surveillance are adding to a wider sense of disquiet that is already starting to be reflected in polling data. —

Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 The two signboards are just a couple blocks from Monument Circle, at the intersections of Capitol Avenue and Vermont Street, and New York and Illinois streets. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 One unfolded a few blocks from the couple’s stores. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026

Verb

Anything Too Tall or Too Small Avoid placing anything on a coffee table that blocks the view of the surrounding furniture. —

Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 In addition to Virunga National Park, Okapi Wildlife Reserve blocks the west and the north from the spread of the disease toward the big city of Kisangani, and downstream of the Congo River all the way to [the capital of] Kinshasa. —

Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026 Shortly after, police responded to reports of a man attacking workers in the 2500 block of South Dayton Way, just blocks away from the double stabbing. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 3 June 2026 No security feature blocks every attack forever. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 During one of their early meetings, Castillo got on the whiteboard and described a basic pass protection in which every lineman slides over and blocks a gap. —

Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026 If the court blocks the order, the new federal Schedule III framework for qualifying medical marijuana products could be delayed or dismantled. —

Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 The acid also blocks tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanin production that can become overactive due to the body’s inflammatory response during a shingles infection. —

Alyssa Sparacino, Glamour, 29 May 2026 That clause could act as a backdoor way to establish rent control in Chicago, a regulation state law blocks the city from establishing. —

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocks

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Researchers estimate that at least 4% of the ocean's surface is covered by floating mats and clusters of seaweed, with levels expected to increase further throughout June.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026