OCCLUDED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

occluded

verb

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past tense of occlude

as in obstructed

to prevent passage through by filling with something a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body

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Recent Examples of occluded Unlike supermassive black holes, the critics argued, LRDs appeared occluded by much denser clouds of gas, potentially mandating a more direct method for accurately measuring their mass. —

Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 May 2026 For all of his reading has driven Alonso Quixano insane, the implications of which are often skillfully occluded in some of the more romantic misrememberings of the novel. —

Ed Simon september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025

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Congress must pass the SACRED Act, new bipartisan legislation that would establish 100-foot safe access zones around houses of worship, ensuring that Americans can pray without being intimidated or obstructed.

— Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
This month, a senior operations officer at the CIA alleged to Congress that the agency had obstructed those investigative efforts and claimed that the computer activity of DIG personnel was monitored.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 19 May 2026