BLOCKY Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

blocky

adjective

Definition of blocky

as in bulky

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Recent Examples of blocky Xgimi includes a blocky, hard-shell case made of faux leather. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 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 Rohde notes that the team had to stop viewing the Tower of Terror as a hotel, and instead look at it as something of a blank page — an empty canvas that just happened to be in the shape of a blocky silhouette that jolts guests 190 feet in the air. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blocky

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Adjective

As a result, the dwarf beards — made of yak tail hair (quite itchy, apparently) — are bulkier, longer and often more elaborate plaited.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Thankfully, getting these metrics doesn’t come at the cost of wearing a bulky device.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

Consider taking out a few roses in dense beds to make way for a steppingstone path through the blooms.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
The teams combined atomic-scale simulations with electron microscopy and experiments to see how changes in the two materials could help meet growing demand for denser data storage as AI use expands.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dense

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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

Definition of blockish

Adjective

The software giant's plans pose another potential challenge for a corner of the artificial intelligence market that's showing signs of strain due to rising borrowing costs, hefty debt loads and concerns about whether the buildout will slow down.

— Jordan Novet,Seema Mody, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
His second, a collaboration with the Times puzzle editor Tracy Bennett, was a hefty Sunday puzzle rife with just-for-the-hell-of-it wordplay.

— New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of hefty

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