Definition for Block:

• To stop the passage of; to obstruct; stop up; to plan without working our details; to support by blocks; to mold or shape on a block.

Synonyms for Block:

• n.

  •
  • loaf.
  •block (noun)
  • blockage,
  • mental block,
  • cube,
  • stop,
  • blocking,
  • city block,
  • stoppage.
  •hang-up (noun)
  • inhibition.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • complication,
  • disadvantage,
  • entanglement,
  • impedance,
  • encumbrance,
  • constipation,
  • congestion,
  • drawback,
  • frustration,
  • damper,
  • hindrance,
  • impasse,
  • hurdle,
  • restriction,
  • impediment,
  • opposition,
  • deterrent,
  • resistance,
  • bafflement,
  • interruption,
  • entrapment,
  • constraint,
  • restraint.
  •lump (noun)
  • gob.
  •mass of material (noun)
  • square.
  •measure (noun)
  • foot,
  • ell,
  • centimeter,
  • kilometer,
  • criterion,
  • furlong,
  • measure,
  • decameter,
  • micron,
  • second,
  • knot,
  • meter,
  • inch,
  • fathom,
  • minute,
  • hectometer,
  • millimeter,
  • rod,
  • cubit,
  • mil,
  • league,
  • mile,
  • yard,
  • angstrom,
  • decimeter,
  • step.
  •punishment device (noun)
  • gas chamber,
  • captivity,
  • lash,
  • gibbet,
  • strap,
  • noose,
  • iron,
  • birch rod,
  • gallows,
  • pillory,
  • thumbscrew,
  • solitary confinement,
  • cane,
  • jail,
  • prison,
  • rack,
  • electric chair,
  • bull whip,
  • switch,
  • whip,
  • maiden,
  • guillotine,
  • torture chamber,
  • whipping post,
  • stocks,
  • truncheon,
  • scaffold,
  • stake,
  • thong,
  • cowhide,
  • rawhide,
  • rope.
  •square (noun)
  • quadrilateral,
  • rectangle.

• v.

  •close (verb)
  • fasten,
  • bolt,
  • join,
  • lock,
  • latch,
  • shut,
  • seal,
  • secure,
  • barricade.
  •hinder (verb)
  • paralyze,
  • counter,
  • complicate,
  • cripple,
  • snag,
  • plug,
  • burden,
  • baffle,
  • mire,
  • interrupt,
  • oppose,
  • entangle,
  • restrain,
  • catch,
  • dam,
  • bottleneck,
  • thwart,
  • entrap,
  • drag,
  • check,
  • tangle,
  • handicap,
  • inhibit,
  • detain,
  • curb,
  • constrain,
  • stay,
  • hamstring,
  • resist,
  • impair,
  • bar,
  • constipate,
  • fetter,
  • restrict,
  • snarl,
  • bung,
  • choke,
  • crimp,
  • cramp,
  • clog.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • curtail,
  • disallow,
  • prohibit,
  • refuse,
  • control,
  • disapprove,
  • ban,
  • outlaw,
  • deny,
  • oppress,
  • reject,
  • disqualify,
  • preclude.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • cake,
  • mass.
  •
  • stock.
  •
  • stick.
  •handful
  • lump.
  •Other relevant words:
  • dope,
  • ax,
  • duffer,
  • batch,
  • kit,
  • dully,
  • donkey,
  • block up,
  • dummy,
  • string,
  • numskull,
  • suit,
  • block out,
  • swad,
  • pack,
  • Dullhead,
  • stand,
  • battery,
  • stupid,
  • series,
  • block in,
  • dullard,
  • wad,
  • dunce,
  • dolt,
  • stump,
  • suite,
  • set,
  • ass,
  • bulk,
  • deadlock.

Paraphrases for Block:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    blocking, blocked, Blok, bloque.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    blocking.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    obstruct.
  • Verb, base form
    obstruct.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    blocs.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    blockade.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    blockage, cellblock, roadblock, blockade.
  • Verb, base form
    plug.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    barracks, locks, characteristics, holdings, arrests, Les.
  • Noun, plural
    neighbourhoods, manufacturers, clusters, homes, bundles, estates, chunks, jams, ranks.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    coordinates, dive, characteristics, corner, chunk, component, freeze, barrier.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    inhibit, discourage.
  • Verb, base form
    impede, hamper, inhibit, frustrate, preclude, restrain, disrupt, derail, stifle, interdict, discourage, interrupt, constrain, forestall, counter, countering, paralyse, disallow, impair, freeze, oppose, suppress, discontinue, withhold, avoid, paralyze.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    bloc, blocs, slabs.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bloc, blocker, gridlock, cornerstone, impediment.
  • Verb, base form
    thwart, stymie, hobble, blockade, counteract.

Antonyms for Block:

• n.

  • mass of material
    opening, whole.
  • obstruction
    beginning, promotion, go, start, clearance, continuation, support.
  • Other antonyms:
    break, incentive, handmaiden, impetus, aid, catalyst, edge, entity, assistance, help, boost, goad, spur, benefit, disengage, unit, advantage, stimulus, single, think, stimulant, item.

• v.

  • obstruct
    begin, advance, free, push, allow, encourage, let up, facilitate, let go, open, permit, liberate, further, give, promote, release, Unstop, unblock, forward, continue, assist.

Homophones for Block:

• Blok, bloc, bloch.

Hypernym for Block:

• n.

  • artifact
    cellblock, chopping block, nog, cube, hospital ward, step, domino, crosshead, inking pad, pad, swage block, bar, anvil, square block, nut, briquet, starting block, briquette, chock, slab, ingot, inkpad, wedge, type, ward, cake, stamp pad.
  • quantity
    bad block.

• v.

  • communication
    point jam, barrage jam, blanket jam, spot jam.

Hyponym for Block:

• n.

  • artifact
    living accommodations, artifact, housing, artefact, lodging.
  • group
    aggregation, accumulation, collection, assemblage.
  • quantity
    computer memory unit.

• v.

  • change
    form, shape.
  • communication
    interrupt, disrupt, cut off, break up.
  • contact
    boss, stamp, hold up, support, emboss, hold, sustain.
  • perception
    put under, anaesthetise, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, anaesthetize.
  • social
    operate, run.

Meronym for Block:

• n.

  • quantity
    sector.