block list

Meaning

A list of users, phone numbers, or email addresses that a person or system has blocked from contacting them or viewing their profile. It is a standard privacy feature across most social media and communication platforms.

Examples

• I had to add my ex to my block list because he would not stop sending me messages.

  I had to add my ex to my block list because he would not stop sending me messages.

• My block list on social media is getting longer every single day.

  My block list on social media is getting longer every single day.

• If someone is bothering you online, just put them on your block list.

  If someone is bothering you online, just put them on your block list.

• She checked her block list to see if she had accidentally muted her coworker.

  She checked her block list to see if she had accidentally muted her coworker.

• The company maintains a strict block list of spam email domains to protect its employees.

  The company maintains a strict block list of spam email domains to protect its employees.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I put him in my blocking list.

  ✓ I put him on my block list.

  The standard noun phrase is 'block list' (or 'blocklist'), and we use the preposition 'on' rather than 'in'.

• ✗ She is on my blocked list.

  ✓ She is on my block list.

  While 'blocked list' is sometimes understood, 'block list' is the standard term used by modern software and apps.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I got so tired of the spam calls that I added the numbers to my ___.

  💡 A list of blocked contacts.

  Show answer

  block list

• Is he still on your ___ or did you unblock him?

  💡 The list of people who cannot contact you.

  Show answer

  block list