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Obstacles - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | obstacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impediment, barrier |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22*, bar, block, booby trap*, bump*, catch, check, clog*, crimp*, difficulty, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, hang-up*, hardship, hindrance, hitch*, hurdle, interference, interruption, joker*, monkey wrench*, mountain, obstruction, restriction, rub*, snag, stumbling block*, traverse, vicissitude, disincentive |
| Antonyms: | advantage, assistance, blessing, clearance, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier; blockage |
| Synonyms: | barricade, block, clog, deterrent, encumbrance, fence, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, pale, rail, railing, restraint, road block, snag, stop, stumbling block, traverse, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | advantage, aid, help |
| Main Entry: | barrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, blockade, bound, boundary, confines, curtain, ditch, enclosure, fence, fortification, gully, hurdle, impediment, limit, moat, obstacle, pale, palisade, railing, rampart, roadblock, stop, trench, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | barrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction to goal |
| Synonyms: | bar, check, difficulty, drawback, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, limitation, obstacle, pale, preventive, restraint, restriction, stumbling block |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
| Synonyms: | bar, barrier, chunk, clog, hindrance, impediment, jam, mass, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall, blank wall, blockage |
| Notes: | a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | blockade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, clog, closure, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, restriction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall, blank wall, embolus, encirclement, infarct, infarction, siege |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | brake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stopping device; check |
| Synonyms: | anchor, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, binders, cinchers, retarding device |
| Antonyms: | accelerator |
| Main Entry: | complication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficult situation |
| Synonyms: | aggravation, complexity, confusion, development, difficulty, dilemma, drawback, embarrassment, entanglement, factor, intricacy, obstacle, problem, snag, web |
| Antonyms: | ease, peace, simplicity |
| Main Entry: | dead end |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cul-de-sac; deadlock |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22, blind alley, corner, draw, impasse, obstacle, road block, stalemate, standoff, stumbling block, blank wall, nowhere to turn |
| Main Entry: | deterrent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impediment, restraint |
| Synonyms: | bridle, check, curb, defense, discouragement, hindrance, leash, obstacle, preventative, preventive, rein, shackle, determent, disincentive |
| Antonyms: | catalyst, encouragement, incentive |
| Main Entry: | difficulty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem; situation requiring great effort |
| Synonyms: | adversity, awkwardness, barricade, check, complication, crisis, crux, dead end, deadlock, dilemma, distress, emergency, exigency, fix*, frustration, hardship, hazard, hindrance, hitch*, hot water, impasse, knot*, labor, mess, misfortune, muddle, obstacle, obstruction, pain, paradox, pickle*, predicament, quagmire, quandary, scrape*, snag*, stew*, strain, strait, struggle, stumbling block*, tribulation, trouble, arduousness, deep water, laboriousness, painfulness, perplexity, strenuousness |
| Antonyms: | calm, ease, felicity, peace, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disadvantage(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficulty, trouble |
| Synonyms: | bar, burden, defect, deficiency, deprivation, detriment, disability, drawback, failing, fault, flaw, hamper, handicap, hardship, hindrance, impediment, imperfection, imposition, inadequacy, inconvenience, lack, liability, limitation, minus, nuisance, objection, obstacle, privation, problem, restraint, snag, stumbling block*, weakness, adverse circumstance, blocking, discommodity, fly in the ointment, inutility, weak point |
| Antonyms: | advantage, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disappointment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saddening situation; letdown |
| Synonyms: | bitter pill, blind alley*, blow, blunder, bummer, bust*, calamity, defeat, disaster, discouragement, downer*, downfall, drag, dud, error, failure, false alarm, faux pas*, fiasco, fizzle, flash in the pan*, impasse, lemon*, mischance, misfortune, mishap, mistake, obstacle, setback, slip, washout, bringdown, inefficacy, miscalculation, old one-two |
| Antonyms: | boost, comfort, happiness, help, miracle, pleasure, relief, success, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discouragement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint |
| Synonyms: | bar, constraint, curb, damper, deterrent, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, opposition, rebuff, setback, disincentive |
| Antonyms: | catalyst, encouragement, incentive |
| Main Entry: | drawback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disadvantage |
| Synonyms: | check, defect, deficiency, detriment, difficulty, disability, evil, failing, fault, flaw, handicap, hindrance, hitch, ill, impediment, imperfection, inconvenience, lack, nuisance, obstacle, shortcoming, snag, stumbling block*, trouble, weakness, fly in the ointment |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, boon, extra, perfection |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gridlock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traffic jam |
| Synonyms: | barrier, bottleneck, clog, congestion, impasse, obstacle, stoppage, blockage, logjam |
| Main Entry: | handicap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disadvantage |
| Synonyms: | affliction, baggage*, barrier, block, burden, detriment, disability, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, injury, limitation, load, millstone, obstacle, restriction, shortcoming, stumbling block*, hangup, impairment, psychological baggage |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hindrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, difficulty |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22*, albatross*, baggage*, ball and chain, bar, barrier, catch, check, clog, crimp, deterrent, drag, drawback, encumbrance, glitch*, gridlock, handicap, hang-up*, hitch, impediment, interference, interruption, intervention, joker, limitation, lock, millstone*, monkey wrench*, obstacle, restraint, restriction, snag, stoppage, stumbling block*, trammel, cumbrance, excess baggage, foot dragging, impedance, jam-up |
| Antonyms: | advance, aid, assistance, encouragement, expedition, help, promotion, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impediment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, hindrance |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22*, bar, barricade, barrier, block, bottleneck*, burden, catch*, chain, check, clog, cramp, curb, defect, delay, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disadvantage, drag*, drawback, encumbrance, fault, flaw, handicap, hazard, hitch, holdup, hurdle, inhibition, load, manacle, millstone*, obstacle, prohibition, red tape*, restraint, restriction, road block*, rub*, setback, shackle, snag, stoppage, stricture, stumbling block*, tie, trammel, wall, blockage, dead weight, retardation, retardment |
| Antonyms: | aid, assistance, furtherance, help, support, facilitation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inhibition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restriction, hindrance |
| Synonyms: | bar, barrier, check, embargo, interdict, interference, obstacle, prevention, prohibition, reserve, restraint, reticence, shyness, suppression, blockage, hangup, self-consciousness, sublimation |
| Antonyms: | aid, approval, assistance, freedom, help, liberation |
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