Difference between Blocked and Obstructed

What is the difference between Blocked and Obstructed?

Blocked as a verb is past tense and past participle of to block. while Obstructed as a verb is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.

Blocked

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: obstructed impeding general movement. obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Past tense and past participle of to block.

Example sentence: I love filming in London. In New York, every street is familiar because you have seen it in a movie. They mythologise their own city. You're forever trying to get down streets that have been blocked off because of shooting. In London, they don't put up with it; they're grumpy.

Obstructed

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.

We hope you now know whether to use Blocked or Obstructed in your sentence.

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