Synonyms for stumbling block
stum·bling block

Princeton's WordNet

1. stumbling blocknoun

   any obstacle or impediment

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1. • Obstacle

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1. Joost Hiltermann:

   The liberation of Mosul will have to be done by the Iraqi army and local tribes ... the Iraqi army will come from the south and Baiji is the first stumbling block as long as Daesh (Islamic State) is lodged there.

2. Adam Pritchard:

   The contract says they can do it, that seems to be a big stumbling block to the breach of contract claim.

3. Brian Kropp:

   This court decision creates another stumbling block for employers who want the rules, now they have to go back and respond to employees who say' The courts say it's illegal.'.

4. Troy Price:

   The reporting of the results and circumstances surrounding the 2020 Iowa Democratic Party caucuses were unacceptable. As chair of the party, I apologize deeply for this, the bottom line is that we hit a stumbling block on the back end of the reporting of the data, but the one thing I want you to know, we know this data is accurate.

5. Stephen Massocca:

   Ultimately if these long-term interest rates continue to move higher, that's going to continue to be a stumbling block for markets and I think we'll continue to see markets trading down.