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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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MFS entered bankruptcy after lenders asked why they weren’t getting expected payments and Barclays blocked some of the group’s 200-plus bank accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told BBC Radio 5 Live's Matt Chorley that she would not have blocked Burnham from standing as an MP, saying: "I think you need the strongest team on the pitch."

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The skies may have darkened for years as volcanic material blocked sunlight around the globe, triggering severe cooling.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Subsequent attacks and the US-Israel conflict with Iran, which has blocked transit through the Strait of Hormuz, have led shipping companies to reroute more of their vessels around the Cape of Good Hope.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It blocked out the sun and ruined the views of the harbor.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis