Synonyms of obstructs

obstructs

verb

present tense third-person singular of obstruct

1

as in impedes

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

• impedes
• hinders
• hampers
• embarrasses
• inhibits
• stymies
• handicaps
• blocks
• short-circuits
• disrupts
• encumbers
• restrains
• interferes (with)
• hobbles
• delays
• constrains
• clogs
• thwarts
• cramps
• trammels
• ties up
• frustrates
• fetters
• shackles
• holds back
• handcuffs
• stifles
• hog-ties
• binds
• curbs
• ties
• gives a hard time
• cramps one's style
• retains
• balks
• retards
• manacles
• reins
• sabotages
• brakes
• strangles
• checks
• chains
• derails
• baffles
• holds up
• tethers
• roadblocks
• chokes
• arrests
• smothers
• barricades
• represses
• suffocates
• bogs (down)
• blockades
• confines
• suppresses
• foils
• leashes
• stumps
• mires
• muzzles
• halters
• hedges (in)
• hems (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facilitates
• helps
• aids
• assists
• opens
• clears
• liberates
• frees
• promotes
• unties
• releases
• encourages
• loosens
• unplugs
• smooths
• unclogs
• furthers
• unstops
• makes way

2

as in blocks

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

• blocks
• occludes
• fills
• congests
• jams
• chokes
• clogs
• stuffs
• floods
• stops (up)
• plugs (up)
• gums (up)
• clots
• overwhelms
• dams
• packs
• inundates
• corks
• silts
• gridlocks
• furs
• stopples
• bungs
• swamps
• stoppers
• spiles
• gluts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frees
• clears
• opens (up)
• unblocks
• unplugs
• excavates
• unclogs
• empties
• lightens
• unstops
• hollows (out)
• scoops (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obstructs

Sponsored by District 3 Commissioner Nicole Massiah, the measure defines camping as using public space for private living accommodations in a manner that obstructs public access or blocks entryways and exits to public property for extended periods. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

Anatasia steals a truck and obstructs their path, sacrificing herself to a bleak future, all in the name of love. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 10 July 2026

But the data shows the current system obstructs even valid complaints. — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026

White insisted on the extra room to ensure that nothing obstructs the White House TV shot. — Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026

The intense, uncomfortable light that shines directly at the viewer and obstructs their eyesight. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 6 May 2026

The opportunities for science abound, such as the spectacular sight of a solar eclipse when the moon fully obstructs the sun from view. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026

Wave action and fragile ice obstructs rescue potential. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026