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🚫 Closed or stopped 🙅 Not allowed contact
blocked

blocked

56 1.7
Closed so nothing can pass through, for example a nose or road
  • adjective
  • /blɑkt/
: bloqueado
  • The fallen tree completely blocked the road, preventing any cars from passing.

You know, if your breasts are blocked, right, at least you've got your legs.

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Examples

  • So motorcades, streets are blocked, schedules are changed, right?

  • And this is followed by runny and blocked nose and sneezing.

  • Well, the door is blocked by our nice hair light.

  • It can also be blocked by pretty much anything.

  • Yeah, an artery blocked by about four inches.

    Dodge Woodall

  • WA route blocked by the formidable Tongwan Fort.

  • My nose feels completely blocked from all the pollen in the air.

  • After the heavy snowfall, the driveway was blocked and needed to be cleared before we could leave.

Synonyms

clogged
vsblocked
48 2.8

Stopped from moving or flowing because something is blocking it

is the neutral broad word for complete stoppage whatever causes it
barred
vsblocked
30 4.1

Prevented from entering or leaving by a barrier

is the broader word for total prevention regardless of rules or barriers
choked
vsblocked
10 4.3

Blocked or full so nothing can pass through

is the neutral common word not the emotive term for severity
barricaded
vsblocked
9 5.5

Barriers block a place so people cannot enter or leave

is the general term for complete closure not only by physical obstacles
obstructed
vsblocked
8 4.6

Blocked so movement, view, or access is difficult

is stronger meaning nothing can pass through at all
plugged
vsblocked
8 2.6

Completely blocked so nothing can pass through

is the general term for total prevention of movement or flow
stopped-up
vsblocked
3 4.2

An opening like a drain or pipe that is blocked so nothing can pass through

is the general word for full closure of a passage or flow
stopped
vsblocked
2 1.8

A nose that is blocked so air cannot pass easily

is the broader word for total obstruction of movement or flow anywhere
blockaded
vsblocked
2 7.2

Unable to enter or leave because barriers block the way, often by force

is the everyday term for complete obstruction not tied to military action
occluded
vsblocked
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Stopped so nothing can pass through, like a pipe or a blood vessel

is the plain everyday word for complete stoppage of movement or flow
stopped up
vsblocked
1 5.1

Blocked so air cannot pass through, often in the nose after a cold

is the general term for complete closure in many situations not only noses
ice-clogged
vsblocked
  • UK
1 7.1

A place where ice blocks the way so people or vehicles cannot move through

is the general term not limited to ice as the cause of closure

Antonyms

open
∞ 1.0

Not closed so people or things can go through

How Isolated

stranded
147 4.0
snowbound
  • UK
5 5.2
snowed in
  • UK
10 3.4
blocked
56 1.7
delayed
74 1.3
unaffected
32 3.9

Surface Forms

blocked positive

Etymology

Blocked comes from block, which was a solid piece of wood or stone, like a building block. To block is to put something 'in the way' so nothing can pass, so a blocked nose or road is closed off and you cannot move through it.