obstruction - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

getting in someone's way

Synonyms

• obstruction

More generic

• maneuver
• manoeuvre
• play

More specific

• block
• blocking
• check

Noun

the act of obstructing

Synonyms

• obstruction

More generic

• hinderance
• hindrance
• interference

More specific

• blockage
• closure
• obstruction of justice
• occlusion
• stall
• stalling

Noun

any structure that makes progress difficult

Synonyms

• impediment
• impedimenta
• obstructer
• obstruction
• obstructor

More generic

• construction
• structure

More specific

• bar
• barrier
• block
• blockade
• blockage
• closure
• encumbrance
• hinderance
• hindrance
• hitch
• incumbrance
• interference
• obstacle
• occlusion
• preventative
• preventive
• stop
• stoppage
• tumbler

Noun

something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

Synonyms

• obstacle
• obstruction

More generic

• balk
• baulk
• check
• deterrent
• handicap
• hinderance
• hindrance
• impediment

More specific

• barrier
• hang-up
• hitch
• hurdle
• roadblock
• rub
• snag
• stymie
• stymy

Noun

the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

Synonyms

• blockage
• obstruction

More generic

• physical condition
• physiological condition
• physiological state

More specific

• ileus
• intestinal obstruction
• tamponade
• tamponage

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