unblocking

Freeing a passage

Unblocking is the act of removing an obstruction or clearing a path.

You might need help unblocking a drain or unblocking a creative rut.

On social media, unblocking someone restores their ability to see your content and contact you after you'd previously blocked them: I've been thinking about unblocking my ex.

access

firewall

Network access control system

credentials · authorization · privileges · admin · security · gateway · portal · permissions · whitelist · unlock

plumbing

unclog

Remove an obstruction

  • drainChannel for wastewater
  • plungerSuction device for clogs
  • snakeLimbless scaled reptile

auger · pipe · sewer · clog · flush · drainage · dissolve · chemical · enzymes · vinegar

liberation

release

To let go

unshackling · unleashing · unbinding · deliverance · breakthrough · escape · extrication · disentanglement · untying · unchaining

flow

circulation

Movement through a system

current · obstruction · passage · throughput · bottleneck · restriction · dam · arterial · pathway · opening

psychological

breakthrough

Sudden important advance

resistance · stuck · creative · inhibition · barrier · healing · release · processing · catharsis · self-sabotage

Categories
Opposites
obstruction action

unblockingblocking

Impeding forward progress

obstructing · clogging · plugging · stopping up · occluding

access/permission

unblockingblocking

Impeding forward progress

banning · restricting · barring · prohibiting · blacklisting

Family

block, blocked, blocking, blockage, blocks, unblocked, blocker, unblock, blockers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G