Synonyms of obstructed

obstructed 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocked

Related Words

• blocked
• hindered
• excluded
• stopped
• prevented
• impeded
• precluded
• refused
• rejected
• shut out
• suppressed
• revoked
• repressed
• vetoed
• unsanctioned
• ruled out
• disallowed
• objectionable
• unsuitable
• discouraged
• unseemly
• disapproved
• ineffable
• unmentionable

Dissimilar Words

• permitted
• acceptable
• permissible
• allowable
• appropriate
• legitimate
• lawful
• legal
• endorsed
• authorized
• permissive
• tolerable
• approved
• certified
• accepted
• endurable
• bearable
• allowed
• licensed
• accredited
• warranted
• sanctioned
• sufferable
• OK
• supported
• promoted
• granted
• commanded
• required
• suitable
• encouraged
• mandatory
• ordered
• vouchsafed
• proper
• condoned
• countenanced
• tolerated
• seemly
• unobjectionable
• accorded
• brooked

obstructed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of obstruct

1

as in impeded

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impeded
• hampered
• hindered
• embarrassed
• handicapped
• blocked
• delayed
• inhibited
• stymied
• clogged
• cramped
• disrupted
• short-circuited
• encumbered
• interfered (with)
• constrained
• tied up
• restrained
• fettered
• hobbled
• handcuffed
• trammeled
• shackled
• held back
• thwarted
• frustrated
• manacled
• tied
• hog-tied
• bound
• stifled
• curbed
• cramped one's style
• balked
• gave a hard time
• held up
• retained
• reined
• checked
• retarded
• tethered
• barricaded
• choked
• arrested
• blockaded
• sabotaged
• baffled
• braked
• confined
• strangled
• chained
• roadblocked
• derailed
• leashed
• mired
• foiled
• bogged (down)
• suffocated
• smothered
• stumped
• muzzled
• haltered
• suppressed
• repressed
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aided
• helped
• assisted
• facilitated
• opened
• cleared
• released
• liberated
• freed
• untied
• loosened
• encouraged
• unplugged
• unstopped
• smoothed
• unclogged
• promoted
• made way
• furthered

2

as in jammed

to prevent passage through by filling with something

at the moment the city's only tunnel between downtown and the airport is obstructed by an overturned tanker truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocked
• jammed
• occluded
• congested
• filled
• clogged
• choked
• flooded
• stopped (up)
• stuffed
• dammed
• clotted
• plugged (up)
• gummed (up)
• packed
• overwhelmed
• corked
• stoppered
• gridlocked
• silted
• inundated
• bunged
• stoppled
• swamped
• glutted
• spiled
• furred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleared
• opened (up)
• freed
• unplugged
• excavated
• unblocked
• hollowed (out)
• scooped (out)
• unstopped
• unclogged
• emptied
• lightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obstructed

Adjective

Just beware that some of the seats might have an obstructed view. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026

StubHub should have disclosed the obstructed view upfront. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026

Depending on your vantage point, the band was often semi-obstructed or blocked from view. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025

Gone were the giant inflated Brown statues that appeared during recent Breezy Bowl shows (and at his Tycoon Music Festival appearance here in April), which prompted concertgoer complaints about obstructed views. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025

Verb

Thai officials said investigators would examine the ceiling materials and whether any emergency exits were obstructed, potentially hindering evacuation. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Manager Craig Counsell wasn’t happy second-base umpire Ramon De Jesus did not rule the Orioles’ Henderson obstructed second base with his foot on Hoerner’s steal attempt. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

The police report states Thompson obstructed officers trying to investigate a scuffle that broke out between other protesters, Stephanie Daniels and multiple police officers. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026

According to the report, architects did consider smaller designs but ruled them out because a lower opening obstructed more of the view between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2026

The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind. — Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

One of the suspects also assaulted and sprayed paint on a person, and when officers tried to detain the suspects several blocks away at Turk and Taylor streets, other people surrounded and obstructed the officers, police said. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Officers attempted to detain suspects at Turk and Taylor streets, but other people surrounded and obstructed them in an attempt to free the people, Rueca said. — Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

Srebnick also questioned Alber about how the view of the channel marker Pino slammed into was obstructed by other markers. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026