Block and Unplug

Opposite meaning words

Block verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.

Usage example: one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle

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Unplug is an antonym for block.

Unplug verb - To make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions.

Usage example: the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out

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Block is an antonym for unplug.

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Unplug and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/unplug

Block & Unplug. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/unplug>.

Unplug or Block. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/unplug.

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