Blocking
Problem
Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Blocking and problem are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blocking" instead a noun "Problem".
Nearby Words: problematic, problematical
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It turns out Ron started blocking goals like a champ after they left, and while initially put off that they missed the whole thing, Hagrid's problem is enough to make him forgive them.
Source: Missing the Good Stuff -
But when he meets a cancer victim whose cancer was caused by overhead power lines, he sets out to expose the corrupt Congressmen who are blocking legislation to remedy the problem.
Source: Green Aesop -
Not because he/she cannot be recovered or repaired — that's no problem in the OTHER stages — but because the enemies possess a Time Stands Still superweapon, and the only thing capable of blocking it is your unique Humongous Mecha.
Source: We Cannot Go on Without You
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Problem and Blocking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blocking/problem
Blocking & Problem. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blocking/problem>.
Problem or Blocking. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blocking/problem.
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