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Definitions

blocked

ADJECTIVE
costive
Synonyms
WEAK
clogged obstructed plugged
ADJECTIVE
jammed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clogged swollen wedged
STRONG
barred caught fast fastened fixed frozen lodged malfunctioning obstructed sandwiched trammeled warped
WEAK
immovable out of order stiff unworkable
Antonyms
STRONG
impermanent unfixed
WEAK
clear empty loose operating vacant
ADJECTIVE
prevented
Synonyms
STRONG
interrupted stopped
WEAK
interfered with
ADJECTIVE
refused
Synonyms
STRONG
banned denied disavowed dismissed disowned forbidden forsaken prohibited rebuffed rejected repelled repudiated spurned vetoed
WEAK
turned down
Antonyms
STRONG
allowed permitted
WEAK
consented to
ADJECTIVE
restricted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barred closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered
STRONG
bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered
WEAK
held-back reined in small
Antonyms
STRONG
free unbounded
ADJECTIVE
stopped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
interrupted
STRONG
cancelled
WEAK
cut short gridlocked
ADJECTIVE
tight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
airtight fast short uncomfortable
WEAK
blind bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering snapped sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loose
WEAK
open slack unsealed

Example Sentences

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When scientists blocked this communication in laboratory models, tumor growth dropped significantly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Transport has been disrupted, roads have been blocked and dozens of homes have lost power as Scotland deals with the aftermath of Storm Dave.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Speaking to journalists, including AFP, he cited Kyiv's experience in restoring passage through the Black Sea, which Russia had blocked at the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Private-import efforts have hit a snag after Cuba blocked fuel for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There was no way to know how much of the road was blocked by fallen trees.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.