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Synonyms for obstruction
əbˈstrʌk ʃənob·struc·tion
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Wiktionary
obstructionnoun
Synonyms:
impedance, stopnoun, hindrance, roadblock, blocknounobstructionnoun
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
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blocknoun, stopnoun, hindrance, impedance, roadblockobstructionnoun
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
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roadblock, stopnoun, hindrance, impedance, blocknounobstructionnoun
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Synonyms:
impedance, hindrance, blocknoun, stopnoun, roadblock
English Synonyms and Antonyms
obstruction
A bar is something that is or may be firmly fixed, ordinarily with intent to prevent entrance or egress; as, the bars of a prison cell; the bars of a wood-lot. A barrier obstructs, but is not necessarily impassable. Barrier is used of objects more extensive than those to which bar is ordinarily applied. A mountain range may be a barrier to exploration; but a mass of sand across the entrance to a harbor is called a bar. Discovered falsehood is a bar to confidence. Barricade has become practically a technical name for an improvised street fortification, and, unless in some way modified, is usually so understood. A parapet is a low or breast-high wall, as about the edge of a roof, terrace, etc., especially, in military use, such a wall for the protection of troops; a rampart is the embankment surrounding a fort, on which the parapet is raised; the word rampart is often used as including the parapet. Bulwark is a general word for any defensive wall or rampart; its only technical use at present is in nautical language, where it signifies the raised side of a ship above the upper deck, topped by the rail. Compare BOUNDARY; IMPEDIMENT.
Synonyms:
bar, barricade, barrier, breastwork, bulwark, hindrance, obstacle, parapet, prohibition, rampart, restraint, restrictionAntonyms:
admittance, entrance, opening, passage, road, thoroughfare, transit, wayPreposition:
A barrier to progress, against invasion; a barrier between nations.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
obstruction
Synonyms:
hinderance, obstacle, impediment
Princeton's WordNet
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimentanoun
any structure that makes progress difficult
Synonyms:
impediment, obstructor, baulk, obstructionist, deterrent, impedimenta, handicap, balk, check, blockage, thwarter, hinderance, hindrance, resister, obstructer, obstacleobstruction, blockagenoun
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
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impedimenta, block, closure, obstructer, stop, obstructor, occlusion, impediment, obstacle, blockage, stoppageobstacle, obstructionnoun
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
"lack of imagination 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"
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obstructer, impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimentaobstructionnoun
the act of obstructing
"obstruction of justice"
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impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructerobstructionnoun
getting in someone's way
Synonyms:
impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructer
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
obstructionnoun
Synonyms:
hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
obstructionnoun
Synonyms:
obstacle, impediment, barrier, blockade, restraint
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "obstruction":
occlusion, blockage, filibuster, obstructionism, obstacle, obstructionist, obstructive, hindrance, impediment, filibustering, fouling, barrier, obstructions
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1662 | block | |
#7079 | barrier | |
#7169 | closure | |
#7800 | restriction | |
#12795 | prohibition | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#15035 | restraint | |
#15841 | impedance | |
#16523 | obstacle | |
#18633 | obstruction | |
#23418 | filibuster | |
#28533 | deterrent | |
#29689 | obstructive | |
#33033 | occlusion | |
#36893 | obstructions | |
#37894 | blockage | |
#38554 | impediment | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#45777 | fouling | |
#48365 | stoppage | |
#53908 | balk | |
#54917 | rampart | |
#56693 | roadblock | |
#73231 | parapet | |
#77590 | bulwark | |
#125578 | filibustering | |
#134585 | resister | |
#159971 | obstructionist | |
#184416 | obstructionism | |
#197935 | baulk | |
#204694 | hinderance |
How to use obstruction in a sentence?
This period will be remembered as one of the most significant in history, not just because of the unprecedented obstruction by the Trump administration but because the House committees were able to challenge that.
They know Justice Department is working to negotiate even as they pursue contempt charges, making their move today illogical and disingenuous, democrats have launched a proxy war smearing The Attorney General when their anger actually lies with the president and the special counsel, who found neither conspiracy nor obstruction.
He would be screaming to the world,' I am guilty !' And he would so undermine the credibility of his office that it would be a disaster for the nation, it would very possibly be an obstruction of justice because he would be misusing that power to protect himself as a target of that investigation.
We know from the additional witnesses who have come forward that there are additional documents that they have provided the State Department but have not been given to Congress, and so the evidence of obstruction of Congress continues to mount.
When agents show up to CIS for a criminal investigation, they should never be impeded. That is obstruction of justice.
Translations for obstruction
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- إعاقةArabic
- obstrukceCzech
- Störung, Obstruktion, Verhinderung, BlockierungGerman
- estäminen, este, tukkeumaFinnish
- amaladhScottish Gaelic
- neue impediantLatin
- अवरोध, अडथळाMarathi
- împiedicare, obstrucționareRomanian
- обструкция, препятствиеRussian
- ometalo, opstrukcija, ometanjeSerbo-Croatian
- అడ్డం, ఆటంకంTelugu
- engel olmaTurkish
- sự cản trởVietnamese
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