Synonyms for obstruction
əbˈstrʌk ʃənob·struc·tion

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   impedance, stopnoun, hindrance, roadblock, blocknoun

2. obstructionnoun

   The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

   Synonyms:
   blocknoun, stopnoun, hindrance, impedance, roadblock

3. obstructionnoun

   That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.

   Synonyms:
   roadblock, stopnoun, hindrance, impedance, blocknoun

4. obstructionnoun

   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

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1. 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, restriction

   Antonyms:
   admittance, entrance, opening, passage, road, thoroughfare, transit, way

   Preposition:
   A barrier to progress, against invasion; a barrier between nations.

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1. obstruction

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, obstacle, impediment

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1. 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, obstacle

2. obstruction, blockagenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   impedimenta, block, closure, obstructer, stop, obstructor, occlusion, impediment, obstacle, blockage, stoppage

3. obstacle, 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"

   Synonyms:
   obstructer, impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta

4. obstructionnoun

   the act of obstructing

   "obstruction of justice"

   Synonyms:
   impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructer

5. obstructionnoun

   getting in someone's way

   Synonyms:
   impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructer

Matched Categories

1. • Hindrance
   • Maneuver
   • Physical Condition
   • Structure

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   obstacle, impediment, barrier, blockade, restraint

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1. List of paraphrases for "obstruction":

   occlusion, blockage, filibuster, obstructionism, obstacle, obstructionist, obstructive, hindrance, impediment, filibustering, fouling, barrier, obstructions

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1. William Barr:

   He reiterated several times in a group meeting that he was not saying that but for the OLC opinion he would have found obstruction.

2. James Comey:

   The public comments, because they were widely broadcast, were ones that were apparent to the senior leadership team of the FBI, if I didn't tell the senior leadership team of the FBI about my conversation with President Trump, they wouldn't otherwise know and couldn't help me figure out what to do with what was potential obstruction of justice.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   The White House should be warned that continued efforts to hide the truth of the President's abuse of power from the American people will be regarded as further evidence of obstruction, mr. President, you are not above the law. You will be held accountable.

4. Adam Schiff:

   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.

5. Adam Schiff:

   While President Donald J. Trump stonewalls the public from learning the truth about President Donald J. Trump obstruction of justice, President Donald J. Trump and William Barr conspire to weaponize law enforcement and classified information against their political enemies, the coverup has entered a new and dangerous phase. This is un-American.