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Definitions of gridlocked word
- noun gridlocked Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock. 1
- adjective gridlocked (of urban traffic) obstructed by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets 0
- adjective gridlocked (of a dispute, etc) at a point at which no agreement can be reached; deadlocked 0
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Parts of speech for Gridlocked
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gridlocked popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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adjective gridlocked
- blocked — If something is blocked or blocked up, it is completely closed so that nothing can get through it.
- clogged — to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up: to clog a drain.
- choked — If you say something in a choked voice or if your voice is choked with emotion, your voice does not have its full sound, because you are upset or frightened.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- glutted — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
verb gridlocked
- ban — To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- enjoin — Instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
- forbid — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
Antonyms for gridlocked
adjective gridlocked
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unblocked — to obstruct (someone or something) by placing obstacles in the way (sometimes followed by up): to block one's exit; to block up a passage.
verb gridlocked
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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