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VERB

block

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest bar blockade clog close cut off deter halt hinder hold up impede intercept prevent stall stop thwart

STRONG

barricade brake catch charge check choke congest dam dead-end fill occlude plug stonewall stopper stymie tackle

WEAK

block out close out hang up interfere with shut off shut out stop up take out of play

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist begin continue encourage facilitate forward further give help let go open permit promote push release start support unstop

STRONG

free liberate unblock

WEAK

let up

VERB

cut off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block disconnect discontinue halt isolate renounce separate suspend

WEAK

break in bring to end catch insulate intercept intersect intervene intrude obstruct segregate sequester

Antonyms

STRONGEST

carry on continue join

WEAK

allow encourage give permit

VERB

impede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block curb cut off delay deter disrupt hamper interfere retard slow stymie thwart

STRONG

bar brake check clog dam discomfit disconcert embarrass faze freeze oppose rattle restrain stonewall stop

WEAK

blow whistle on cramp one's style dead-end flag one hang up hold up saddle with shut down shut off slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist encourage expedite forward help permit promote push

STRONG

comfort continue free go liberate open release soothe unblock unclog

WEAK

facilitate support

VERB

isolate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detach disconnect disengage divide insulate remove segregate separate sequester

STRONG

abstract divorce part quarantine seclude sever sunder

WEAK

block off island keep apart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine connect couple desegregate gather join link unite

WEAK

include incorporate integrate mingle

VERB

quarantine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block off sequester

STRONG

confine cordon detach insulate remove restrict seclude segregate separate

WEAK

keep apart seal off

Antonyms

STRONG

combine desegregate free join let go release unite

VERB

retard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke off crimp decelerate hamper impede lessen

STRONG

arrest baffle balk bog brake check choke clog dawdle decrease defer delay detain down encumber falter fetter flag hesitate loaf loiter mire poke postpone reduce slacken stall

WEAK

back off bog down bring to screeching halt hang up hold back hold up let up set back shut down shut off slow down slow up take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist help promote

STRONG

advance allow continue do encourage expand expedite forward free further grow hasten hurry increase let go liberate maintain persevere raise release rush speed strengthen unblock

WEAK

push

VERB

segregate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect divide insulate isolate sequester single out

STRONG

choose dissociate island quarantine select sever

WEAK

cut off set apart split up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach connect couple join link

STRONG

associate

WEAK

combine desegregate gather unite

VERB

separate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up cut off insulate

STRONG

assign classify comb compartment compartmentalize discriminate distribute group interval intervene island order seclude sequester sift sort space winnow

WEAK

draw apart put on one side rope off single out split up stand between

Antonyms

STRONG

disorder disorganize keep mix up

WEAK

combine desegregate join marry mix unite

VERB

sequester

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloister insulate segregate

STRONG

hide secrete separate withdraw

WEAK

cut off draw back enisle island set apart set off

Antonyms

STRONG

lay bare reveal tell uncover

WEAK

bring out make public

Example Sentences

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"You can't close off a square to the workers of Turkey. Everyone uses Taksim, for official ceremonies, for celebrations. Only the labourers, the workers, the poor find the square closed to them," he fumed.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It makes Uefa's communication with clubs this week all the more important because it appears to completely close off any loophole beyond 1 March.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Since 2023, lenders have started to close off liability management loopholes that made pandemic-era financing so risky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The decision Monday to close off media access only added more fuel to the fire, as fans wondered if major change might be afoot at USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

I felt like an odd person, and Americans seemed to close off from me.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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