| Main Entry: | holdup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem |
Synonyms: |
bottleneck, delay, difficulty, gridlock, hitch, obstruction, setback, snag, stoppage, traffic jam, trouble, wait |
Antonyms: |
aid, assistance, help |
| Main Entry: | holdup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | take goods illegally by force |
Synonyms: |
burglary, crime, mugging, robbery, stickup, theft |
| Main Entry: | bottleneck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstacle |
Synonyms: |
barrier, block, blockage, clog, congestion, hindrance, hold-up, impediment, jam, obstruction, snag, traffic jam |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint, hindrance |
Synonyms: |
blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration, grunt, harness, holdup, impediment, inhibition, limitation, obstruction, rebuff, rejection, restrainer, reversal, reverse, setback, stoppage, trouble |
Antonyms: |
aid, allowance, assistance, help, indulgence, liberation, permission |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deferment, interruption |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, bind, check, cooling-off period, cunctation, dawdling, demurral, detention, discontinuation, downtime, filibuster, hangup, hindrance, hold-up, holding, holding pattern, impediment, interval, jam, lag, lingering, logjam, loitering, moratorium, obstruction, postponement, problem, procrastination, prorogation, putting off, remission, reprieve, retardation, retardment, setback, showstopper, stall, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, suspension, tarrying, tie-up, wait |
| Notes: | various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person |
Antonyms: |
advance, dispatch, expedition, furtherance, hastening, hurry, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | expensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-priced |
Synonyms: |
an arm and a leg, at a premium, big-ticket, costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, fancy, high, highway robbery, holdup, immoderate, inordinate, invaluable, lavish, out of sight, overpriced, plush, posh, pretty penny, pricey, rich, ritzy, sky-high, steep*, stiff*, swank, too high, uneconomical, unreasonable, upscale, valuable |
Antonyms: |
cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, moderate, reasonable |
| Main Entry: | heist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burglary, robbery |
Synonyms: |
break-in, breaking and entering, caper, crime, five-finger discount, holdup, larceny, pilferage, rip-off, stickup, sting, theft |
| Main Entry: | hitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem, difficulty |
Synonyms: |
block, bug*, catch, check, delay, discontinuance, drawback, glitch*, hang-up, hindrance, hold-up, impediment, interruption, joker, mishap, snafu, snag, stoppage, stumbling block, tangle, trouble |
Antonyms: |
advantage, benefit, chance, opening, opportunity |
| Main Entry: | impediment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, hindrance |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, bottleneck, burden, catch*, chain, check, clog, cramp, curb, dead weight, 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, retardation, retardment, road block, rub*, setback, shackle, snag, stoppage, stricture, stumbling block, tie, trammel, wall |
Antonyms: |
aid, assistance, facilitation, furtherance, help, support |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase in salary or position |
Synonyms: |
accession, accretion, addition, advance, augmentation, boost, bump, hike, hold-up, increment, jump, jump-up, leg*, leg-up, move-up, promotion, raising, rise, step-up |
Antonyms: |
decrease, drop, reduction |