OBSTRUCTION
Definition:
- [noun] any structure that makes progress difficult
Synonyms: obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
- [noun] the state or condition of being obstructed
Synonyms: blockage
- [noun] something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
Synonyms: obstacle
- [noun] the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"
- [noun] getting in someone's way
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Related Words:
- bar
- barrier
- blockade
- blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
- hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
- obstacle
- tumbler
- intestinal obstruction, ileus
- tamponade, tamponage
- barrier, roadblock
- hang-up, hitch, rub, snag
- hurdle
- stymie
- blockage, closure, occlusion
- stall, stalling
- obstruction of justice
- blocking, block, interference
- check
