What is another word for obstacle?
Synonyms for obstacle
ˈɒb stə kəlob·sta·cle
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Wiktionary
obstaclenoun
Synonyms:
hurdle, hindrance, impedimentobstaclenoun
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.
Synonyms:
hindrance, hurdle, impediment
English Synonyms and Antonyms
obstacle
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, obstruction, 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
obstacle
Synonyms:
impediment, obstruction, hindrance, objection, bar, difficulty, check, obstructionAntonyms:
course, proceeding, career, advancement
Princeton's WordNet
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, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructionobstaclenoun
an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
Synonyms:
obstruction
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
problem
something that prevents progress
poverty is the great obstacle to the development of the country
Submitted by rinat on May 26, 2016
Dictionary of English Synonymes
obstaclenoun
Synonyms:
hinderance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block, lion in the way
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
obstaclenoun
Synonyms:
obstruction, barrier, impediment, hindrance, stumbling-block
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "obstacle":
barrier, impediment, hurdle, hindrance, obstacles, aqaba, constraint, barriers, obstruction, handicap, al-aqaba, roadblock, challenge, disincentive, bottleneck, stumbling-block, brake
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#1042 | bar | |
#2185 | challenge | |
#5311 | difficulty | |
#6517 | brake | |
#7070 | barriers | |
#7079 | barrier | |
#7800 | restriction | |
#9968 | constraint | |
#11746 | obstacles | |
#12100 | objection | |
#12795 | prohibition | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#15035 | restraint | |
#16523 | obstacle | |
#18633 | obstruction | |
#25605 | hurdle | |
#30426 | bottleneck | |
#37894 | blockage | |
#38554 | impediment | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#54917 | rampart | |
#56693 | roadblock | |
#68777 | disincentive | |
#71056 | aqaba | |
#73231 | parapet | |
#77590 | bulwark |
How to use obstacle in a sentence?
It's been crazy, i've learned about myself how to overcome obstacle and obviously yesterday was an obstacle that I never thought I would be able to overcome.
The biggest obstacle is to keep on working to improve your ability and to overcome your injuries when they do happen.
I hope to be able to participate in the Rio Olympics this year, the biggest obstacle is to keep on working to improve your ability and to overcome your injuries when they do happen.
The interim President will be( the one) tasked to stabilize the economy for a few months, but he wouldn't be a leader elected by the people and that is an obstacle.
It’s an obstacle but not insurmountable.
Translations for obstacle
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- عقبةArabic
- obstacleCatalan, Valencian
- překážkaCzech
- HindernisGerman
- εμπόδιοGreek
- obstáculoSpanish
- مانعPersian
- esteFinnish
- obstacleFrench
- bacadh, amaladhScottish Gaelic
- obstáculoGalician
- מכשולHebrew
- akadályHungarian
- արգելք, խոչընդոտArmenian
- obstakloIdo
- ostacolo, inciampoItalian
- 邪魔, 障害Japanese
- тосқауылKazakh
- ವಿಘ್ನKannada
- 방해물, 장애물Korean
- moraLatin
- kliūtisLithuanian
- taunahuaMāori
- obstakelDutch
- hindringNorwegian
- przeszkoda, trudnośćPolish
- obstáculoPortuguese
- hark'ayQuechua
- obstacol, piedicăRomanian
- препятствие, помехаRussian
- пре̏прека, prȅprekaSerbo-Croatian
- hinderSwedish
- ఆటంకం, అడ్డంTelugu
- engel, mahzur, mani, ketTurkish
- 障碍Chinese
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