Roadblocks

Synonyms for "roadblocks" (73 found)

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Closest matches (15)

barrier arch dam backstop bamboo curtain bank bar barrage barricade bear-trap dam beaver dam blank wall block

Noun(3 words)

barrier bar barricade

Strong matches (22)

blockade boom breakwater breastwork brick wall buffer bulkhead bulwark cofferdam dam defense dike ditch earthwork embankment fence

Noun(4 words)

bone in the throat bump in the road drag encumbrance

Verb(2 words)

Related words (36)

gate gravity dam groin hydraulic-fill dam iron curtain jam jetty leaping weir levee logjam milldam moat mole mound parapet portcullis rampart rock-fill dam seawall shutter dam

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stone wall stop wall weir wicket dam work

Verb(2 words)

gunk up obstruct

Noun(8 words)

hindrance hitch hurdle impediment obstacle obstruction stumbling block trouble

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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As we drove into town, there were many police roadblocks, but no one stopped us.

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Roadblocks have been put up.

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The police have set up roadblocks.

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Roadblocks have been set up.

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