Synonyms & Antonyms of blocking (Entry 1 of 2)
As in impeding, stalling
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for blocking
Hampering, hindering, impeding, retardant, stalling
baffling, balking, foiling, frustrating, thwarting
negating, neutralizing, nullifying
deterrent, deterring
precautionary, preventative, preventive, prophylactic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for blocking
Abetting, aiding, assisting
easing, facilitating, smoothing
encouraging, forwarding, fostering, furthering, nurturing, promoting
Blocking verb
Present participle of block
Synonyms & Antonyms of blocking (Entry 2 of 2)
1: To close up so that no empty spaces remain
// block up the opening in the wall where a window once was
Synonyms for blocking
Bunging, damming, filling, packing, plugging, stopping, stuffing
Words Related to blocking
Choking, clogging, closing (off), clotting, congesting, jamming, obstructing, occluding
caulking (or calking), chinking, sealing
repacking, restuffing
Near Antonyms for blocking
Excavating, hollowing (out), scooping (out), shoveling (or shovelling)
2: 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 for blocking
Choking, clogging, clotting, congesting, damming, gumming (up), jamming, obstructing, occluding, plugging (up), stopping (up), stuffing
Words Related to blocking
Bunging, corking, spiling, stoppering, stoppling
filling, gridlocking, packing
furring, silting
flooding, glutting, inundating, overwhelming, swamping
Near Antonyms for blocking
Excavating, hollowing (out), scooping (out)
emptying, lightening
Antonyms for blocking
Clearing, freeing, opening (up), unblocking, unclogging, unplugging, unstopping
3: 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 for blocking
Intercepting, interdicting, picking off
Words Related to blocking
Capturing, catching, collaring, corralling, grabbing, seizing, snaring, snatching, trapping