Obstruct

/əbˈstɹʌkt/

Synonyms for "obstruct" (319 found)

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Closest matches (64)

Verb(21 words)

block hinder impede jam hamper obturate occlude antagonizes balked bar barred barricade barricaded bedevil bedevils blockade blockaded blocked bothers chocked

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choke

Noun(23 words)

aral baffles balk balks baranduki barricades barricading barriers bars baulk bedevilingblock interfaceblock normal forceblock signatureblockades blockading blocking blocksbog typebork

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bothering boulders bungs

arrest backpedal backwater bar barricadebeat offbind blockblock outblock upblockade bolt brake bung caulk check chink chock chokechoke off

Strong matches (96)

choke upclip the wingsclogclog upcloseclose offclose tightclose upconfine congest constipate constrict coop cork counter cover crowd curb damdam up

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debar decelerate defeat defer delay detain deter dog dragdraw reindrive backease offease upencumber fendfend offfillfill upforbid forestall foul frustrate halt hamper

Verb(24 words)

choked clog cloggedclose offclose upcomplicates congesting congests constipates cumber derail derailed discourages embarrass filibustered forslow forwork foul fowled frustrates

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gorged gummedgunk uphampered

Noun(27 words)

chokes choking clamps clogging clogs clutter corks dams derailing discommoding filibuster filibustering filibusters foiling fouling frontstall gridlock gridlocks gum gumming

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gums gunk hampering hampers hassel hassle hassles

Adjective(1 words)

gated

Related words (159)

Noun(30 words)

hassling hurdles inconveniencing interfering jamming jams logjam logjams maleseet mazes miring obstacles perverting plagues portcullises quibble retarding roadblocking roadblocks silt

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snarls stalling stalls stonewalls stymies thwarting trammels wads waylaying weirs

hinderhold at bayhold backhold in checkhold offhold upimpede inhibitinterfere withinterrupt jam keepkeep at baykeep backkeep offlaglet downlet uplocklose ground

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lose momentumlose speedmake latemoderate obstipate occlude oppose pack parry plugplug uppreclude prevent prohibitpush backput backrebuff reef reinrein inrelax repel repulse resist restrain retard sabotage screenset backshroudshut offshut outshut tightslack offslack upslacken slowslow downslow upspile squeezesqueeze shutstall stanchstand in the waystave offstay stench stifle stopstop upstopper stopple strangle strangulate stuffstuff upsuffocate suppresstake in sailthrottlethrottle downtrammel traverseturn asideward off

Verb(41 words)

hinder understandinghindered hindering hinders impeded impedes impeding interfere interfered interferes interposes interrupt intervene jammed miredobstruct passageoccluded occludes occluding oppose

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plug plugged roadblock roadblocked screened seal snagged spited stonewall stonewalled stuck stymie stymy stymying thrombose thwart thwarted trammed vexing waylay yield

Determiner(1 words)

no ground

Adjective(1 words)

troubled

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

10 entries

block conceal forbid foreclose forestall hide hinder impede preclude prevent

More specific

4 entries

barrier hindrance obstacle roadblock

Collocations

6 entries

doorway entrance path progress traffic view

Inflections

3 entries

obstructed obstructing obstructs

Derivations

4 entries

obstruction obstructive obstructively obstructor

Antonyms

1 entries

free

similar

7 entries

bar barricade blockblock offblock upblockade stop

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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Pass on, please, and do not obstruct the way.

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One of the visitors cried out to obstruct the proceedings.

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It's a natural process of ageing that can obstruct or block the flow of urine.

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The charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding and corruptly concealing a document or record, and concealing a document in a federal investigation carry up to 20 years in prison.

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