Block
Block verb - Be unable to remember.
Usage example: You are blocking the name of your first wife!
Recall
Recall verb - Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.
How words are described
| full | full block | full recall |
| long | long block | long recall |
| short | short block | short recall |
| perfect | perfect block | perfect recall |
| Other adjectives: regular, original, massive, huge, main, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This is to prevent Thursday from having a mental breakdown every time she realizes Jenny does not exist; Aornis created a mental block to prevent her from being able to recall this fact.
Source: Literature / Thursday Next -
This trope was also verbally invoked for a laugh in "Spiral", when no one but Spike can recall Ben turning into Glory because of the magical block.
Source: Everybody Must Get Stoned
Cite this Source
Recall and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/recall
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Recall or Block. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/recall.
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