UNBLOCKING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unblocking

verb

present participle of unblock

as in opening

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed

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Recent Examples of unblocking Since mid-August, Figuera’s delegation and the Venezuelan government have reached agreements on releasing political prisoners, unblocking some independent media and restructuring the Supreme Court. — Helena Carpio, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Load in the orchestration layer, the tooling, the integrations and, above all, the human supervision, because someone is reviewing, correcting and unblocking that agent, and their time is real money. — Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The 14-day truce, which the US said is conditional on Iran unblocking Hormuz, has yet to translate into a meaningful increase in shipping. — Julian Lee, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 For those who instead struggle with nasal congestion, a simple nose unblocking exercise can help. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025 Pressing on these points may help promote relaxation by unblocking qi that isn't flowing. — Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025

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New restaurants are opening in the Sacramento region this fall, from a downtown Vietnamese kitchen to a Southern California coffee chain heading to Folsom.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Since there doesn’t appear to be an on-device export function, transferring the track to my PC was as simple as opening Audacity and hitting record while playing a beat on the FM-1.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

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As the trend grows, the focus is shifting from simply clearing the counters to making everything behind the cabinet doors work better too.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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