Synonyms for blockage
ˈblɒk ɪdʒblock·age

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1. obstruction, blockagenoun

   the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

   Synonyms:
   impedimenta, block, closure, obstructer, stop, obstructor, obstruction, occlusion, impediment, obstacle, stoppage

2. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagenoun

   an obstruction in a pipe or tube

   "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, cube, blocking, full stop, stoppage, layover, cloture, law of closure, halt, plosive, gag law, diaphragm, pulley-block, pulley, arrest, closing, point, closedown, plosive speech sound, occlusion, cylinder block, check, occluded front, obstruction, mental block, engine block, full point, block, stop consonant, stopover, shutdown, stop, occlusive, city block, auction block, resolution, period, stay, pulley block, catch, plosive consonant, gag rule, closure, settlement

3. blockage, closure, occlusionnoun

   the act of blocking

   Synonyms:
   block, gag law, occluded front, gag rule, obstruction, stoppage, cloture, occlusion, law of closure, settlement, closing, shutdown, stop, closedown, resolution, closure

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1. • Obstruction

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1. circuitious

   which is not direct.

   except that, in this case, it turns out that the strokes caused by blockage are far more prevalent.

   Submitted by rinat on November 17, 2015  

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1. List of paraphrases for "blockage":

   obstruction, silting, blockade, blocking, occlusion, gating, deadlock, locking, lock, lock-up, embargo, block, plugged

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1. blockage

   Synonyms:
   See Wax blockage
   

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1. David Cameron:

   I don't think you can rule it out because we're stuck, i'm not saying one will happen or should happen. I'm just saying that you can't rule things out right now because you've got to find some way of unblocking the blockage.

2. Tal Raviv:

   I think what's great about the iStent is it's the first in a whole line of products which is going to fundamentally change the way we treat glaucoma. This is just the first tool we have in this country … we can just bypass the blockage and avoid years of eye drops which have cost and side effects to the patients.

3. Nabih Berri:

   Why this blockage? The answer certainly lies with the president and prime minister-designate, god willing, the French President Emmanuel Macron will be able to do something in his coming visit. We can only wait.

4. Marco Rubio:

   There is only one blockage in Cuba and it is the blockage that the regime has imposed on its people.

5. Xiaomeng Lu:

   I think one nuanced difference between Russia and China is that China has the technical capability — their Great Firewall is very sophisticated and Russia doesn't have as much of that, as much as they [ Russia ] want to do a comprehensive, full blockage, I think technically there are some challenges.