Synonyms of blocking

blocking 1 of 2

adjective

as in impeding

Related Words

• impeding
• hindering
• hampering
• retardant
• frustrating
• baffling
• neutralizing
• stalling
• nullifying
• negating
• thwarting
• foiling
• deterring
• balking
• deterrent
• prophylactic
• preventive
• preventative
• precautionary

Dissimilar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• smoothing
• promoting
• encouraging
• nurturing
• abetting
• forwarding
• fostering
• easing
• furthering

blocking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of block

1

as in filling

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

block up the opening in the wall where a window once was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• plugging
• sealing
• stopping
• damming
• obstructing
• bunging
• clogging
• stuffing
• occluding
• jamming
• closing (off)
• congesting
• choking
• clotting
• caulking
• repacking
• chinking
• restuffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavating
• shoveling
• scooping (out)
• hollowing (out)

2

as in obstructing

to prevent passage through by filling with something

one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstructing
• jamming
• filling
• choking
• occluding
• clogging
• congesting
• flooding
• stopping (up)
• damming
• plugging (up)
• clotting
• packing
• gumming (up)
• stuffing
• corking
• overwhelming
• stoppering
• bunging
• silting
• swamping
• inundating
• gridlocking
• furring
• spiling
• stoppling
• glutting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clearing
• freeing
• opening (up)
• unblocking
• unplugging
• excavating
• unclogging
• scooping (out)
• emptying
• unstopping
• hollowing (out)
• lightening

3

as in intercepting

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course

a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intercepting
• grabbing
• catching
• capturing
• interdicting
• trapping
• snatching
• seizing
• picking off
• corralling
• snaring
• collaring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blocking

Adjective

The winner was the player who avoided being blocked the longest — a blocking game, a category of strategy game where the objective centers on restricting your opponent’s movement. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026

Verb

The gates blocking it, and the security checkpoints along its flanks, will dramatically limit the public’s desire to enter, and change the tenor and experience of a space that should feel porous and inclusive. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Benson’s Sunday task will be blocking defensive ends Malcolm Koonce and Kwity Paye, who, according to Pro Football Focus, have combined for 20 pressures this season. — Pete Sweeney october 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

The bill’s guardrails are voluntary, the chief critique of Senate Democrats, but are aimed at blocking those energy spikes. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

As of the publication of this story, Instagram is only blocking Pugh’s second post with a content warning. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

That’s the 17th-best mark nationally among 234 receivers and tops among 26 ACC receivers with at least as many run blocking snaps as Toney (64). — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

The Call Blocker component ties into the call-blocking system built into modern versions of iOS. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Travelon bags excel in this area, with their slash-proof straps, locking zippers, and RFID-blocking materials to prevent digital theft of private information. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Reports indicate the celebrities and politicians were detained by the NYPD for blocking traffic and roadways along First Avenue near 39th Street, just a few blocks south of the UN headquarters. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026