Synonyms of blocked

blocked 1 of 2

adjective

as in obstructed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstructed
• hindered
• stopped
• excluded
• prevented
• impeded
• rejected
• shut out
• precluded
• refused
• suppressed
• revoked
• vetoed
• repressed
• disallowed
• ruled out
• unsanctioned
• objectionable
• unsuitable
• discouraged
• disapproved
• unseemly
• ineffable
• unmentionable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• allowable
• permissible
• acceptable
• appropriate
• legitimate
• approved
• permissive
• endorsed
• legal
• authorized
• accepted
• okay
• allowed
• lawful
• licensed
• certified
• tolerable
• accredited
• bearable
• sanctioned
• OK
• endurable
• warranted
• granted
• supported
• promoted
• sufferable
• required
• mandatory
• commanded
• ordered
• suitable
• encouraged
• indorsed
• proper
• vouchsafed
• accorded
• condoned
• tolerated
• brooked
• countenanced
• unobjectionable
• seemly

blocked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of block

1

as in filled

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

block up the opening in the wall where a window once was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• plugged
• sealed
• stuffed
• stopped
• dammed
• obstructed
• bunged
• occluded
• clogged
• jammed
• closed (off)
• congested
• choked
• clotted
• calked
• caulked
• chinked
• repacked
• restuffed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavated
• shoveled
• scooped (out)
• hollowed (out)
• shovelled

2

as in jammed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstructed
• jammed
• filled
• choked
• flooded
• occluded
• stuffed
• clogged
• congested
• stopped (up)
• dammed
• clotted
• packed
• plugged (up)
• gummed (up)
• overwhelmed
• stoppered
• gridlocked
• corked
• bunged
• inundated
• silted
• swamped
• stoppled
• spiled
• furred
• glutted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleared
• opened (up)
• freed
• unplugged
• unblocked
• excavated
• scooped (out)
• hollowed (out)
• unclogged
• emptied
• unstopped
• lightened

3

as in intercepted

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intercepted
• grabbed
• caught
• captured
• trapped
• snatched
• interdicted
• seized
• picked off
• corralled
• snared
• collared