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past participle of block.
past tense form of block.

Definitions

blocked

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costive adj.
jammed adj.
prevented adj.
refused adj.
restricted adj.
stopped adj.
tight adj.

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

STRONGEST

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

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blocked

It could export oil through a pipeline that bypassed the blocked Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some say a landslide may have blocked the river or its tributary for some time, causing the dammed water to burst out, while others say locals upstream saw an ice-avalanche.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

However, when both signaling pathways were blocked simultaneously, the beneficial effect was reduced.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

They couldn’t go anywhere with the windows boarded up and the door blocked with a mattress.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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