BOTTLENECKING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

bottlenecking

verb

present participle of bottleneck

as in impeding

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But what if the longer wavelengths of the embers could both extend the hours of socializing without heavily impeding our sleep cycle?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
The Supreme Court has been a fitful friend to Trump in his second term, alternately enabling and impeding him.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of impeding

Verb

Cornstarch can create issues like clogging sprayers, impeding root growth, or interfering with leaf function.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
The Glow Recipe Watermelon Pink Juice Moisturizer is made with a lighter consistency that hydrates the face without clogging pores.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of clogging

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Back in Georgia, Brown is also facing a misdemeanor obstruction charge in Paulding County for lying and hindering an investigation, Paulding County Sheriff Ashley Henson told CNN affiliate WSB.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
But Reddington disagreed, and argued that the juror appears to have a personal issue that is hindering them from being able to deliberate fairly, and that the juror should be replaced with an alternate.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hindering

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Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis exploited them in their April 2023 meeting, blocking a couple of early left hooks in the Las Vegas fight and waiting for his opportunity.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The justices did not give their reasoning for blocking the new map, as is often the case in rulings on its emergency docket.

— Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of blocking

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The company has shown signs of stemming the effects of cord-cutting, posting a rare gain in subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2025 and limiting its losses to just 21,000 subscribers in the second quarter of this year.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
And that was despite dealing with external noise stemming leading up to his tenure from when Wisconsin tried to block his transfer request.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of stemming

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In a particularly bizarre breakdown during Friday’s game between the Heights and Firebells, a New York runner was ruled out for obstructing the second baseman from fielding a ground ball.

— Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
He was arrested and later pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing law enforcement during a civil disorder and entering and remaining in a restricted area.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of obstructing

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In Surprise, Arizona, an environmental review is stalling the government's plans to hold up to 1,500 people in a warehouse across the street from Rinchem, a storage facility for hazardous chemicals.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Reeger became a hero after taking out several Klingon cruisers at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli, but he was actually incapacitated at the time and took the credit for George's heroic actions, stalling Kirk Sr's career in the process.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of stalling

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That includes Yemen’s Houthi movement blockading Saudi Arabian maritime traffic near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
In July, Houthi forces began blockading the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, in response to renewed Saudi strikes on Yemen.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of blockading

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