DECONGESTANTS Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For DECONGESTANTS
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| block | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||
| blockage | nounn | |||||
noun • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • the act of blocking | ||||||
| clog | verbv | |||||
noun • footwear usually with wooden soles • any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction • a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps verb • become or cause to become obstructed • dance a clog dance • impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden • impede with a clog or as if with a clog • coalesce or unite in a mass • fill to excess so that function is impaired | ||||||
| closure | nounn | |||||
noun • approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap • a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • the act of blocking • termination of operations verb • terminate debate by calling for a vote | ||||||
| clot | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid verb • change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state • cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state • turn into curds • coalesce or unite in a mass | ||||||
| congestion | nounn | |||||
noun • excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part • excessive crowding | ||||||
| constriction | nounn | |||||
noun • a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel • tight or narrow compression • a tight feeling in some part of the body • the action or process of compressing | ||||||
| mucus | nounn | |||||
noun • protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium | ||||||
| obstruction | nounn | |||||
noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way | ||||||
| stuffiness | nounn | |||||
noun • state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat • the quality of being close and poorly ventilated • dull and pompous gravity | ||||||
Alternatives for BLOCK
- obstruct
- stop
- barrier
- bar
- halt
- hinder
- impede
- stymie
- check
- curb
- delay
- hamper
- prevent
- slow
- thwart
- blockage
- blockade
- jam
- obstruction
- stuff
- barricade
- blocking
- closure
- cube
- deflect
- embarrass
- forget
- freeze
- immobilise
- immobilize
- kibosh
- lug
- obturate
- occlude
- occlusion
- parry
- pulley
- pulley-block
- roof
- stoppage
- stymy
- wall
- hold back
- city block
- auction block
- blank out
- block off
- block up
- choke up
- cylinder block
- draw a blank
- engine block
- mental block