CLOGGING Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

clogging

verb

present participle of clog

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something the discovery that a ton of hair was clogging the drain in the tub

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as in impeding

to create difficulty for the work or activity of a court system clogged by frivolous suits

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Recent Examples of clogging The bus is for everyone, and every person on that bus represents one less vehicle clogging our roadways. —

Mary Tomolonius, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026 Only an immense draft package could even create a degree of sway, and even then, would have to be accompanied by expiring, non-cap-clogging contracts. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Far from the chaotic convoys of vehicles clogging up roads around Central Seronera, game drives here can be done in peace. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 Pennies languished between couch cushions and on closet floors, clogging vacuum cleaners and landfills. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Protests began April 7 with slow-moving convoys clogging roadways. —

Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Clean the mower’s deck frequently to prevent clogging. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026 Tens of thousands fled by boat from Hue, many drowning in the attempt, and by the end of March a million refugees—soldiers, civilians, whole extended families—were clogging Route 7B, a major highway, trying to get farther south. —

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Set to open next month, the 104-acre facility is designed to move freight off highways and onto rail lines — a shift state and local leaders say could reduce the number of long-haul trucks clogging Atlanta's already congested interstates. —

Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

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The Wild were without defenseman Jonas Brodin for the first time in the playoffs after he was injured blocking a shot in the second period of Game 5 in Dallas.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Among his proposals is to reform the California Environmental Quality Act to enable only government prosecutors to sue, thus blocking the ability of private individuals and organizations to stop or delay new housing development.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026