Synonyms for blockage
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Thrombosis — occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as…
Other
obstruction, constipation, cave-in, lodgement UK, lodgment US
Definitions
- n. 1
Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as: Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism.
Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.
- n. 2
The state or condition of being blocked.
Related words
- Word family
- blockade
Forms
- Plural
- blockages → blocks, occlusions, stops, stoppages…
Example sentences
- block The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
- stoppage A soccer match lasts 90 minutes, without considering stoppage time.
- occlusion The surgeon removed the clot responsible for the vessel's occlusion.
- thrombosis Mary suffered deep vein thrombosis while she was pregnant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blockage | steady | |
| block | steady | |
| stoppage | falling | |
| occlusion | steady | |
| thrombosis | steady | |
| thromboembolism | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- stop1
- 5 letters
- block1
- 7 letters
- closure2
- 8 letters
- stoppage2, lodgment
- 9 letters
- occlusion3, lodgement
- 10 letters
- thrombosis3
- 11 letters
- obstruction3
- 12 letters
- constipation4
- 15 letters
- thromboembolism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (closure2 = 2 syllables).