Synonyms for block out
block out

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1. block outverb

   plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general

   Synonyms:
   screen, mask

2. screen, block outverb

   prevent from entering

   "block out the strong sunlight"

   Synonyms:
   test, sieve, riddle, screen, sort, shield, mask, screen out

3. mask, block outverb

   shield from light

   Synonyms:
   cloak, dissemble, disguise, screen, mask

4. block outverb

   indicate roughly

   "We sketched out our plan"

   Synonyms:
   screen, mask

Matched Categories

1. • Cover
   • Lay Out
   • Obstruct
   • Photography
   • Sketch

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1. David Becker/Getty Images -RRB- Thomas:

   I try to ignore it as much as I can, i try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races. And just try to block out everything else.

2. Hua Chunying:

   I believe the action of these few representatives are an expression of extreme arrogance and an extreme lack of self-confidence, actually the whole world can see very clearly that the real intent of the United States is to employ its state apparatus in every conceivable way to suppress and block out China's high-tech companies.

3. Rafael Nuñez:

   I think it's a bad precedent, we are becoming lawyers. We have to defend both sides. We have to learn how to listen to other points of view. How are we ever going to progress and learn and grow as a nation if we just block out one side? One way or another, conservative or liberal.

4. Associated Press:

   A lot of times, at least with me, when I’m at a big event, I almost block out trying to think about where it stands in history and just concentrate on what I need to do at that moment as far as making good pictures, the thing I try to do is limit the amount of distractions and just focus on what’s in front of me or where I need to go or try to anticipate where the next best pictures might be.

5. Dan Hurley:

   The hallmark of intelligence is being able to focus on a task at hand, block out the rest of the world and zoom in on this thing that you're trying to discriminate between, looking very carefully at a problem.