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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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Seven other states’ plans to redraw maps have either been blocked or put on hold.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The blocked dollar shipment was the second such delay since the Iran war began in late February; the U.S. also froze security cooperation programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

They were, of course, talking about Andy Burnham, who was blocked from standing as a candidate for Westminster in the Gorton and Denton by-election earlier this year.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Granted that cease-fire still has the Strait of Hormuz blocked up, and fuel consumers are beginning to act: airlines including Lufthansa are reducing flights as petrochemical producers in Asia begin to scale back operations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It clogged up her nose and blocked off her throat.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis