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Synonyms & Antonyms of obstruction
something that makes movement or progress difficult
- an obstruction in the drain has the water all backed up
Synonyms for obstruction
- balk,
- bar,
- block,
- chain,
- clog,
- cramp,
- crimp,
- deterrent,
- drag,
- embarrassment,
- encumbrance,
- fetter,
- handicap,
- hindrance,
- holdback,
- hurdle,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- let,
- manacle,
- obstacle,
- shackles,
- stop,
- stumbling block,
- trammel
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“Obstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstruction. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of obstruction was in 1533
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