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past participle of block.
past tense form of block.

Definitions

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

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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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Appeared in the May 19, 2026, print edition as 'Jones’s Bid to Shield Infowars From Liquidation Blocked'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Blocked noses can be managed with over-the-counter medications, or ignored entirely.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

Mistake-prone special teams: Blocked kicks led to multiple early-season defeats, and the Rams in November signed Harrison Mevis to replace Joshua Karty and veteran snapper Jake McQuaide to replace Alex Ward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Blocked and flooded rail lines have led some train operators to cancel services in several areas on Monday.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Blocked by the giant chest of drawers, the tapestry still rippled in a phantom breeze.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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