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blocked - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close out, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, occlude, plug, prevent, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stopper, stymie, tackle, thwart, close off, congest, hang up*, interfere with, shut off*, stop up, take out of play |
| Notes: | a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape |
| Antonyms: | let up, open, let go, unblock |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | handicapped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thwarted |
| Synonyms: | burdened, crippled, disabled, disadvantaged, limited, restrained, restricted, wounded, balked, blocked, checked, curbed, deterred, encumbered, foiled, hampered, impeded, mentally disabled, obstructed, physically challenged, physically disabled, stymied |
| Antonyms: | helped, supported, aided |
| Main Entry: | prevented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obviated |
| Synonyms: | interrupted, stopped, blocked, interfered with |
| Main Entry: | refused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | declined |
| Synonyms: | banned, dismissed, forbidden, forsaken, prohibited, rejected, repudiated, vetoed, blocked, denied, disavowed, disowned, rebuffed, repelled, spurned, turned down |
| Antonyms: | permitted, allowed, consented to |
| Main Entry: | restricted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
| Synonyms: | bound, bounded, closed, confined, cramped, fastened, frustrated, governed, inhibited, modified, prescribed, prevented, reduced, restrained, small, stopped, surrounded, barred, blocked, bridled, chained, checked, clogged, controlled, curbed, decreased, defined, deprived, deterred, diminished, encircled, encircled, fettered, foiled, hampered, held back, hitched, impeded, manacled, moderated, narrowed, obstructed, reined in, repressed, secured, shortened, stayed, suppressed, tempered, tethered |
| Main Entry: | stopped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at a halt |
| Synonyms: | cut short, interrupted, blocked, cancelled, gridlocked |
| Main Entry: | jammed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stuck fast |
| Synonyms: | caught, fast, fastened, fixed, frozen, immovable, out of order, stiff, swollen, barred, blocked, clogged, lodged, malfunctioning, obstructed, sandwiched, trammeled, unworkable, warped, wedged |
| Antonyms: | clear, loose, operating |
| Main Entry: | tight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sealed |
| Synonyms: | airtight, blind, cutting, fast, fastened, firm, fixed, hermetic, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, locked, proof, secure, short, shrunken, shut, sound, tied, uncomfortable, blocked, bolted, choking, clumped, cramping, crushing, hermetically sealed, nailed, obstructed, padlocked, pinching, plugged, skintight, slammed, smothering, snapped, stopped up, tied up, watertight |
| Antonyms: | loose, open, wide, unsealed |
| Main Entry: | blind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden or covered |
| Synonyms: | closed, concealed, dark, dim, disguised, impassable, secluded, blocked, closed at one end, dead-end, leading nowhere, obscured, obstructed, unmarked, without egress, without exit |
| Antonyms: | open, uncovered, revealed |
| Main Entry: | anticipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in advance of |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, block, delay, forestall, hinder, hold back, intercept, precede, preclude, prevent, be early, be one step ahead of, beat someone to it, prepare for, provide against |
| Antonyms: | be unready |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or slow |
| Synonyms: | block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub*, shut down, stall, stay, suppress |
| Antonyms: | activate, encourage, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder |
| Synonyms: | beat, block, check, circumvent, dash, defeat, disappoint, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, prevent, ruin, thwart, upset |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, assist, encourage, help, relieve, support |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
| Synonyms: | barricade, block, blockade, bolt, clog, close, dam, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall, caulk, deadbolt |
| Antonyms: | loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | brake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check; stop |
| Synonyms: | bar, block, dam, decelerate, halt, hinder, impede, moderate, obstruct, slacken, slow, stop, reduce speed, slow down |
| Antonyms: | accelerate |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, seal |
| Synonyms: | bang, bar, block, bolt, button, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, screen, secure, shut, shutter, slam, stopper, stuff, turn off, caulk, congest, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, shut off, stop up |
| Antonyms: | open, release, unseal, unclose, unplug, unstop |
| Main Entry: | cross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | betray, hinder |
| Synonyms: | backtalk, block, buck, cramp, crimp, deny, double-cross, flummox, foil, foul up*, frustrate, impede, interfere, obstruct, oppose, resist, sell*, sell out*, snafu*, stab in the back*, stonewall*, stump, stymie, take on, thwart, bollix, crab, have bone to pick, knock props out, louse up, take wind out of sails |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, assist, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cut off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent; interrupt |
| Synonyms: | block, break in, catch, disconnect, discontinue, halt, insulate, intercept, intersect, intervene, intrude, isolate, obstruct, renounce, segregate, separate, sequester, suspend, bring to end, close off |
| Antonyms: | allow, encourage, permit |
| Main Entry: | defeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conquer in military manner |
| Synonyms: | ambush, annihilate, bar, bear down, beat, best, block, butcher, crush, decimate, demolish, discomfit, drown, entrap, halt, hinder, impede, lick, obliterate, obstruct, outflank, outmaneuver, overpower, overrun, overthrow, overwhelm, parry, quell, reduce, repel, repress, repulse, rout, route, sack, scatter, sink, slaughter, smash, subdue, subjugate, suppress, surmount, swamp, trample, trash, upset, vanquish, whip, wipe out, finish off, mow down, prevail over, roll back, shipwreck, torpedo* |
| Antonyms: | lose, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | defeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frustrate |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, blank, block, bury, checkmate, circumvent, confound, contravene, cook*, cross, disappoint, discomfit, disconcert, disprove, edge out*, foil, invalidate, neutralize, nonplus, nullify, outwit, overturn, puzzle, quell, reduce, refute, ruin, scuttle, shave*, shellac*, skunk*, spoil, squash, stump, subdue, subjugate, surmount, thwart, undo, victimize, beat down*, beat the system, cast down, cause setback, counterplot, nose out*, put end to, take wind out of sails, throw for loop |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, encourage, help, inspirit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | defer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold off, put off |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, block, delay, detain, extend, hinder, hold up, impede, lengthen, obstruct, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, protract, remit, retard, shelve, slow, stall, stay, suspend, table, waive, give rain check, hang fire, intermit, lay over, prorogue, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, set aside |
| Antonyms: | advance, expedite, forge, forward, hasten, hurry |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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