Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb occlude
1 sense of occlude
Sense 1
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path")
=> impede, hinder -- (be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project")
Antonyms of adj occluded
2 senses of occluded
Sense 1
occluded -- (closed off; "an occluded artery")
INDIRECT (VIA obstructed) -> unobstructed -- (free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view")
Sense 2
occluded, sorbed -- ((of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium")
INDIRECT (VIA combined) -> uncombined -- (not joined or united into one)
Similarity of adj occluded
2 senses of occluded
Sense 1
occluded -- (closed off; "an occluded artery")
=> obstructed (vs. unobstructed) -- (shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice")
Sense 2
occluded, sorbed -- ((of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium")
=> combined (vs. uncombined) -- (made or joined or united into one)