dammed

VERB

hold back; block

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clog

STRONG

bar barricade brake check choke close confine hinder impede obstruct repress restrain restrict retard slow suppress

WEAK

hold in stop up

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward free help let go liberate open permit promote push release support

WEAK

unblock unclog unloose

Example Sentences

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Late one night in October 2023, part of the shelf of rocks and ice that dammed the lake in northeast India collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Some Alaskans are evacuating their homes as meltwater escapes a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier - raising fears of record-breaking flooding in the US state's capital city.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Meadows along those dammed riverscapes have already acted as wildlife safety zones during several fires that burned through the reservation over the past few years, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

It is dammed by a massive ridge of rubble that the glacier piled up over thousands of years.

From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024

Debris from the landslide also dammed two creeks, South Fork Castle Creek and Coldwater Creek, and created two new lakes: Castle Lake and Coldwater Lake.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone