ROADBLOCK Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of roadblock

as in obstacle

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verb

as in to barricade

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Recent Examples of roadblock

Noun

But staffing is the biggest roadblock to expanding the program, Rausch said. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The investigation was later dropped, clearing a major roadblock to Warsh’s Senate confirmation. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Perhaps the biggest roadblock, however, is not technology but organizational change. — Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 DeSoto’s drop to Class 5A clears a major roadblock for Southlake Carroll, and Euless Trinity gets a rare shot at ending a four-season district title drought by avoiding Carroll and North Crowley in district play. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roadblock

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Noun

The biggest obstacle to adoption, Kato said, is change management.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Charlotte leaders on Monday lambasted the state as a bad faith partner but indicated the financial pressure campaign might be an insurmountable obstacle.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of obstacle

Verb

Police said the suspect was barricaded inside what is believed to be a shared residence, with other people inside.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
As a woman inside walked out to agents in the garage, prosecutors say Dowen barricaded himself upstairs and weighed his options.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of barricade

Noun

Earlier models relied on broad hydrological assumptions and missed practical engineering hurdles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
At that moment Benson was tempted to use his vertical leap of more than 40 inches to simply glide over him like going over hurdles in a 110-meter race.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurdle

Verb

Some of that January increase reflects workers who secured jobs during the final months of the previous year but delayed their start dates.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pouring billions of dollars into developing a domestic tech ecosystem under his Vision 2030 program, even as some mega-projects are delayed.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of delay

Noun

There’s no spark between Gleeson and Frei, and the biggest impediments to the characters’ relationsip are self-imposed (Ned takes himself too seriously).

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
While San Diego County has no shortage of fast casual Mexican restaurant chains, large and small, Vitaro does not see that as an impediment to Qdoba’s growth here.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of impediment

Verb

The United States had just bombed Afghanistan, explosives had been found under the George Washington Bridge, the borders of New York State had been blockaded.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
During the 19th century, President Abraham Lincoln used the Prize Act of 1812 to blockade Confederate seaports—an act that was contested and eventually upheld by the Supreme Court.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blockade

Noun

This reduces direct pressure and compression on deep blood vessels at the back of the legs, reducing hindrance to blood flow.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
But Wallace uses this hindrance as inspiration for creative ways of translating King’s writing to the small screen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hindrance

Verb

Earlier this month, masked demonstrators blocked the port of Dover, in southeast England, and tried to stop a boatload of migrants being taken ashore in Portsmouth on the country’s south coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
The two decisions came after the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this month blocked Hoskins and local election officials from using the gerrymandered map in November.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

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