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Synonyms of bottleneck
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- a bottleneck inevitably forms at the start of a construction zone when the highway narrows from three to two lanes
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bottleneck
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of bottleneck (Entry 2 of 3)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bottleneck
- attenuate,
- attenuated,
- elongate
- (or elongated),
- linear
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for bottleneck
bottleneck
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bottleneck (Entry 3 of 3)
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“Bottleneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottleneck. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of bottleneck was in 1806
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