| Main Entry: | obstruction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstacle, impediment |
Synonyms: |
bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, blocking, booby trap, check, checkmate, circumvention, difficulty, gridlock, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, interference, jam*, lock, monkey wrench, mountain*, restraint, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, stumbling block, trammel, trouble, wall |
Antonyms: |
aid, assistance, boost, help, promotion, support |
| Main Entry: | obstruction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
water, alone, athwart, burdensome, cumbersome, cumbrous, deserted, hard, hindered, hindering, impedient, impeditive, in the way of, incommodious, intercipient, obstaculous, obstructive, obstruent, obtrusive, onerous, prophylactic, single, unfavorable
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| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slowing or stopping |
Synonyms: |
blockage, cessation, check, checking, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stalling, stay, staying, stoppage, suppression, suspension |
Antonyms: |
activation, encouragement, letting go, release |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier; blockage |
Synonyms: |
barricade, blank wall, block, clog, deterrent, encumbrance, fence, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, pale, rail, railing, restraint, road block, snag, stop, stumbling block, traverse, wall |
Antonyms: |
advantage, aid, help |
| Main Entry: | barricade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blocking object |
Synonyms: |
bar, barrier, blank wall, block, blockade, bulwark, fence, obstruction, palisade, rampart, roadblock, stockade, stop, wall |
Antonyms: |
opening |
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
Synonyms: |
bar, barrier, blank wall, blockage, chunk, clog, hindrance, impediment, jam, mass, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall |
| 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, blank wall, clog, closure, embolus, encirclement, hindrance, impediment, infarct, infarction, obstacle, obstruction, restriction, roadblock, siege, snag, stop, stoppage, wall |
Antonyms: |
opening |
| 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: | burden |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental weight; stress |
Synonyms: |
Herculean task, accountability, affliction, albatross, anxiety, ball and chain, blame, care, charge, clog, concern, deadweight, difficulty, duty, encumbrance, excess baggage, grievance, hardship, hindrance, load, millstone, misfortune, mishap, obstruction, onus, punishment, responsibility, sorrow, strain, task, tax, thorn in one's side, trial, trouble, weary load, work, worry |
Antonyms: |
aid, help, relief |
| 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 |