Blocking and Open

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Blocking noun - The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements.

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Open is an antonym for blocking in obstruct topic.

Nearby Words: block, blocked, blockade, blockage, blockish

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

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Blocking is an antonym for open.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

In The Sacrifice campaign in Left 4 Dead, the survivors come across a wrecked train blocking their path and the only way through is to open the car door and open the other door on the other side.

Source: Trap Is the Only Option
Just you, the spider, and Max who wants you to open a grate that the spider is blocking with one of its feet.

Source: Nothing Is Scarier / Video Games
A Crack in the Ice: After years of thick ice blocking their escape, a scouting party reports open water, which has frozen over by the time they haul the boats there.

Source: Literature / The Terror

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