Synonyms for roadblock
ˈroʊdˌblɒkroad·block

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1. barrier, roadblocknoun

   any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

   "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"

   Synonyms:
   barricade, barrier

2. roadblock, barricadenoun

   a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

   Synonyms:
   barricade, barrier

Matched Categories

1. • Barrier
   • Obstacle

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1. List of paraphrases for "roadblock":

   dam, barricade, barrier, barrage, obstacle, checkpoint

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How to use roadblock in a sentence?

1. Ben Wallace:

   Either you’re going to find your true strength, or you’re going to prove to me why you want to be here, there’s moments on your journey when you have to ... stay on your path. If there’s a roadblock in your path, you’ve got to find a way to overcome that roadblock.

2. Kitty Kelley:

   Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

3. Sheriff Appelhans:

   You don't see a whole lot of African Americans in law enforcement, so, I'm trying to overcome that roadblock of taking a non-traditional career path and affect change within my community.

4. Morgan Harper:

   What we're actually talking about is clearing the path for legislation that's going to support the needs of working people throughout our country, and the filibuster is a roadblock to doing that.

5. Guy Riefler:

   The modern artist is very good at engineering solutions to problems, i can't tell you how many times I got to a roadblock and I bounce it off John... he'd come up with something that I didn't think of and just took us to the next level.