OBTRUSIONS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

obtrusions

noun

plural of obtrusion

as in snags

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Noun

Alpert learned the hard way after her cat gave it a few snags from their untrimmed claws.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
His administration has hit numerous snags in court, with judges reaffirming that the Constitution gives states — not the federal government — authority over elections.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of snags

Noun

This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.

— Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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The cockpit, in true Pagani fashion, features a steampunk-esque array of gauges, while the center stack is equipped with physical controls, though there is room amid all the buttons, knobs, and switches for a digital display.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Climate controls are operated via knobs below the center of the dashboard.

— Sara Lacey, The Drive, 25 June 2026

Definition of knobs

Noun

Milky, creamy blobs of mozzarella are melted over the top with plenty of torn basil.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The other claims that early Earth was too hot for rigid plates, and that crust instead formed above mantle plumes rising from deep within the planet, a phenomenon comparable, Johnson said, to the wax blobs rising inside a lava lamp.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

Definition of blobs

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In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.

— Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026
Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of humps

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The most vivid sections focus on Garland, whose mood swings Minelli had to manage as a teenager, said The Sunday Times.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Working with sections about 2 inches wide, wrap the hair firmly around a silk heatless curling ribbon, directing the hair away from the face.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026

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