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Standing in the way

Synonyms for "standing in the way" (72 found)

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General use (55)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(2 words)

close counter

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

upset perplex

Adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

bolt

Noun, verb(20 words)

ruin crowd challenge blockade spoil defeat confound stifle baffle strangle defy barricade nonplus disconcert sabotage counteract countermand shut out discountenance counterwork

Name, noun, verb(3 words)

foil lock balk

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

brave

Verb(15 words)

confront obstruct circumvent flummox elude discomfit contravene shut off choke off constrict occlude strangulate stop up block up close off

Adj, adv, noun, prep, verb(1 words)

thwart

Adj, verb(3 words)

suffocate frustrate disrupt

Adv, intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

chock

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

checkmate

Name, verb(1 words)

debar

squeeze shut knock the chocks close tight shut tight

Informal (17)

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(2 words)

cross bar

Name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

block jam stump spike

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

dash blast

Noun, verb, slang(4 words)

pack squeeze choke dish

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

dog scotch stonewall

Verb, slang(2 words)

destroy close up

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