OBTRUSIONS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

obtrusions

noun

plural of obtrusion

as in snags

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Noun

Efforts to move the games to larger area venues, such as Gas South Arena (around 13,000 seats) and Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion (8,600 seats), have hit snags, according to USA Today.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Gurman claims the foldable is still on track for this fall, despite chatter about manufacturing snags.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of snags

Noun

Burls are sound, hard, woody swellings or protrusions that form on the trunks, branches, or roots of trees.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
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

Definition of swellings

Noun

Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Deutsche Kuche Peanut Puffs A little salty, a little sweet, and extremely addictive, these peanut puffs are the perfect snack.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of puffs

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This dresser accommodates all your clothing, linens, and more, while the antique brass knobs add a pretty design detail.

— Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026
Tushy Fresh Dual-Nozzle Bidet Offering easy installation, this bidet with a no-frills interface has some relaxing perks (including a heated water option) without too many extra knobs and levers.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of knobs

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And while Muse’s cuddly bear mascot and Dots’ anthropomorphized blobs feel like obvious attempts to capture a wider consumer audience, Instinct feels markedly different.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Use a model only to propose a label for new unstructured blobs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of blobs

Noun

For 2026-2027, however, many ticket tiers remain unchanged, while those that are rising are seeing some of the smallest bumps in recent memory.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
In a more recent video, Dykes shared that a few other bumps in the road had come up as the group continued to make their way over the border between the Central African Republic and Cameroon.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bumps

Noun

Who else to argue with about the last humps of the Slinky Dog Dash ride?

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of humps

Noun

With two sections framing her face in the front, the back half of her head was teased and tangled into a little bouffant lift at the crown.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Separate sections were constructed at puppet scale, allowing animators to stage performances that could be integrated with miniature elements and digital backgrounds.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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