Synonyms of bottlenecks

bottlenecks 1 of 2

noun

plural of bottleneck

as in jams

a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement

a bottleneck inevitably forms at the start of a construction zone when the highway narrows from three to two lanes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jams
• congestions
• snarls
• logjams
• tailbacks
• delays
• backups
• traffic
• jam-ups
• tangles
• slowdowns
• locks
• tie-ups
• gridlocks
• stoppages
• crawls

bottlenecks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bottleneck

as in snags

Related Words

• snags
• blocks
• hinders
• clogs
• stems
• impedes
• obstructs
• dams
• blockades
• baffles
• stalls
• holds back
• arrests
• halts
• stops
• checks
• balks
• detains
• brings up
• cuts off
• stays
• stills
• holds
• ends
• holds up
• catches
• pulls up
• draws up
• terminates
• fetches up
• concludes
• suspends
• turns back
• squashes
• reins (in)
• stunts
• chokes off
• suppresses
• calls
• represses
• discontinues
• stanches
• squelches

Dissimilar Words

• continues
• persists
• keeps (on)
• advances
• carries on
• progresses
• runs on
• moves
• fares
• follows through (with)
• proceeds
• keeps up
• marches
• goes along
• spurs
• drives
• pushes
• impels
• propels
• wends
• stirs
• actuates
• budges
• goads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bottlenecks

Noun

This directly aims to address the scaling bottlenecks that frequently disrupt the transition from UAV prototyping to thousands of operational units. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

More than half rely on at least nine vendors and tools to complete a single campaign, and 88% say C-suite approval bottlenecks delay launches. — Jamie Garverick, Fortune, 15 July 2026

The bottlenecks of ever-more-elaborate seats have even delayed deliveries of new planes. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 July 2026

In some regions, a single medical examiner may oversee hundreds of deaths each year, leading to bottlenecks that can slow criminal cases, complicate insurance claims, and leave families waiting months and sometimes years for answers. — Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026

Its chips are particularly well-suited for the increasing inference segment of AI, offering energy efficiency and bypassing critical manufacturing bottlenecks. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

This occurs when multiple ships arrive in a short window at a port, overwhelming terminal capacity and often leading to severe bottlenecks. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

That’s what his team has done at the street level in Santa Barbara County, creating an interactive map that spotlights potential bottlenecks by identifying the number of people per exit lane in a neighborhood. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

But inadequate transmission capacity and lack of interconnectivity over distances are the bottlenecks for new clean energy, according to the Brookings/ Hamilton Project and World Resources Institute. — James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026