Communication
Synonyms for block
Synonyms for block: jam, parry, cuboid, freeze and obstruct. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 5 synonyms for block
Interchangeable with block, one per sense
Audited under block's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one block carries in that sense.
- jamverb, in the sense "interfere with or prevent the reception of signals"
- parryverb, in the sense "impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name block as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
Two directions, one standard: two audited under block and three under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Block the signals emitted by this station.
block in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The prison installed jammers to block cell phone signals reaching the visitors' hall.
- Thick concrete walls in the basement block the radio signal from the router upstairs.
How it behaves: In this sense block usually takes a noun like signal, frequency, or transmission as its direct object, and appears mostly in technical, military, or security contexts.
The true synonym
jam
Same sentence, swapped: Jam the signals emitted by this station.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- freeze
- embarrass
- break
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
Block an attack.
The true synonym
parry
Same sentence, swapped: Parry an attack.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- freeze
- square
- fill
Where block turns up in the game
block is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in seven other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 7 puzzles where block is the trap
- focusverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is concentrate, in the sense "direct one's attention on something", so block is there to be ruled out.
- postnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is mail, in the sense "any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered", so block is there to be ruled out.
- releaseverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is free, in the sense "make (assets) available", and block is one of the three tiles that lose.
- sectionnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is department, in the sense "a specialized division of a large organization", and block is on the board beside it.
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The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so block reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from communication at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. block carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.