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obstruct - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: obstruct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: prevent, restrict
Synonyms: arrest, bar, barricade, block, check, choke, clog, close, congest, crab, curb, cut off, drag one's feet, fill, foul up, frustrate, get in the way, hamper, hamstring*, hang up*, hide, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, mask, monkey with, obscure, occlude, plug, restrain, retard, sandbag, shield, shut off, slow down, stall, stonewall*, stop, stopper, stymie*, terminate, throttle, thwart, trammel, weigh down
Antonyms: abet, aid, assist, boost, clear, help, promote, support
Main Entry: barricade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: block, usually to protect
Synonyms: bar, blockade, defend, fortify, obstruct, shut in
Antonyms: allow, open
Main Entry: brake
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: check; stop
Synonyms: bar, block, dam, decelerate, halt, hinder, impede, moderate, obstruct, slacken, slow, stop, reduce speed, slow down
Notes: to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack
Antonyms: accelerate
Main Entry: choke
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: smother, block
Synonyms: asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, gasp, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring, congest, garrote, gibbet, strangulate
Antonyms: release, unblock, unconstrict
Main Entry: clog
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: block, hinder
Synonyms: burden, choke, close, curb, encumber, fetter, fill, glut, hamper, impede, jam, leash, obstruct, occlude, plug, seal, shackle, stopper, stuff, tie, trammel, congest, dam up, entrammel, stop up
Antonyms: clear, free, open, unblock, unclog, unencumber, unstop
Main Entry: cramp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hinder, restrain
Synonyms: bottle up*, check, circumscribe, clamp, clasp, clog, confine, constrain, encumber, fasten, grip, hamper, hamstring, handicap, impede, inhibit, limit, object, obstruct, restrict, shackle, stymie, thwart, box up, coop up
Antonyms: allow, release, let go
Main Entry: dam
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold back; block
Synonyms: bar, barricade, brake, check, choke, clog, close, confine, hinder, impede, obstruct, repress, restrain, restrict, retard, slow, suppress, hold in, stop up
Antonyms: free, liberate, release, let go, unblock, unclog, unloose
Main Entry: delay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause stop in action
Synonyms: adjourn, arrest, bar, block, check, choke, clog, confine, curb, dawdle, defer, detain, deter, dilly-dally*, discourage, drag, encumber, filibuster, hamper, hold, impede, inhibit, interfere, keep, lag, linger, loiter, obstruct, postpone, prevent, procrastinate, prolong, protract, put off, repress, restrict, retard, shelve, slacken, stall, stave off, stay, suspend, table, tarry, temporize, withhold, bide time, gain time, hold over, intermit, keep back, lay over, prorogue, remand
Antonyms: advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed
Main Entry: deter
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: check, inhibit from action
Synonyms: avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put off, restrain, rule out, scare, shut out, stave off, stop, turn off, warn, act like a wet blanket, disadvise, forfend, put a damper on, talk out of, throw cold water on
Antonyms: encourage, instigate, persuade, promote, stimulate, support, turn on, urge, put on to
Main Entry: encumber
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, burden
Synonyms: block, charge, clog, cramp, discommode, embarrass, hamper, handicap, hinder, hold up, impede, inconvenience, load, obstruct, oppress, overburden, overload, retard, saddle, tax, trammel, weigh down, weight, hang up, hog-tie, incommode, lade, make difficult, saddle with, slow down
Antonyms: aid, assist, help
Main Entry: forbid
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: outlaw, prohibit an action
Synonyms: ban, block, cancel, censor, check, debar, deny, deprive, disallow, embargo, enjoin, exclude, forestall, freeze*, halt, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, nix*, obstruct, obviate, oppose, preclude, prevent, proscribe, restrain, restrict, rule out, shut down, shut out*, spike*, stop, stymie*, taboo*, veto, withhold, declare illegal, forfend, lock up, put the chill on, say no
Antonyms: allow, approve, authorize, permit, sanction
Main Entry: frustrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: thwart, disappoint
Synonyms: annul, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, block, cancel, check, circumvent, confront, conquer, counter, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, dash, dash one's hope, defeat, depress, discourage, dishearten, foil, forbid, forestall, foul up*, give the run around, halt, hang up*, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, lick, negate, neutralize, nullify, obstruct, obviate, outwit, overcome, preclude, prevent, prohibit, render null and void, ruin, stump*, stymie*, upset the applecart*
Antonyms: aid, assist, cooperate, encourage, facilitate, help, support
Main Entry: hamper
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: impede, restrict
Synonyms: baffle, balk, bar, bind, block, check, clog, cramp, cramp one's style, cumber, curb, drag one's feet, embarrass, encumber, entangle, fetter, foil, frustrate, get in the way, hamstring*, handicap, hang up*, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold up*, inconvenience, inhibit, interfere with, leash, obstruct, prevent, restrain, retard, shackle, slow down, stymie, thwart, tie, tie one's hands, tie up, trammel
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, encourage, expedite, help, permit, promote
Main Entry: hinder
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: prevent, slow down
Synonyms: arrest, balk, bar, block, bottleneck, burden, check, choke, clog, contravene, counteract, cramp, crimp, cripple, curb, debar, delay, deter, encumber, fetter, frustrate, hamper, hamstring*, handicap, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, muzzle, neutralize, obstruct, offset, oppose, preclude, prohibit, resist, retard, shut out, snafu*, stay, stop, stymie*, terminate, thwart, trammel, box in, crab, get in the way, hog-tie, louse up
Antonyms: advance, aid, allow, assist, encourage, facilitate, forward, further, help, permit, promote, push
Main Entry: inhibit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: restrict, prevent
Synonyms: arrest, avert, bar, bit, bridle, check, constrain, cramp, curb, discourage, enjoin, faze, forbid, frustrate, hinder, hold back, impede, interdict, obstruct, outlaw, prohibit, repress, restrain, stop, stymie, suppress, taboo*, ward, withhold, hang up*, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, keep in, put on brakes, sandbag
Antonyms: aid, allow, approve, assist, free, help
Main Entry: intercept
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: head off; interrupt
Synonyms: ambush, appropriate, arrest, block, catch, check, curb, cut in, cut off, deflect, hijack, hinder, interpose, obstruct, prevent, seize, stop, take, head off at pass, interlope, make off with, shortstop, take away
Antonyms: abet, forward, help
Main Entry: interfere
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: meddle, intervene
Synonyms: baffle, balk, barge in, busybody*, butt in*, conflict, discommode, foil, frustrate, hamper, handicap, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, inconvenience, inhibit, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intrude, jam, make*, obstruct, obtrude, oppose, prevent, remit, step in, stop, suspend, tamper, thwart, trammel, trouble, fool with, get in the way, get involved, hang up*, incommode, interlope, intermeddle, intermit, mix in, poke nose in
Antonyms: aid, assist, help
Main Entry: interrupt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, interfere
Synonyms: arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, butt in*, check, come between, crash, cut, cut off*, cut short*, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, separate, sever, stay, stop, suspend, break train of thought, bust in, chime in*, crowd in, cut in on, edge in, get in the way, in, lay aside, put in, shortstop, work in
Main Entry: jam
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: squeeze in; compress
Synonyms: bear, bind, block, cease, clog, cram, crowd, crush, elbow, force, halt, jostle, obstruct, pack, press, push, ram, squash, squish, stall, stick, stuff, throng, wad, wedge, congest, jam-pack, tamp
Main Entry: occlude
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: block, prevent
Synonyms: choke, clog, close, close out, curb, fill, hinder, impede, obstruct, plug, seal, shut, stopper, throttle, congest, leave out, lock out, stop up
Antonyms: allow, help, permit
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