ROADBLOCKS Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

roadblocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of roadblock

as in obstacles

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roadblocks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of roadblock

as in barricades

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Noun

Getting a diagnosis, navigating treatment and paying for care can present obstacles of their own, particularly for patients who face gaps in access to healthcare.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Those are big potential obstacles to Hill returning to the Chiefs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of obstacles

Verb

The vigilante gets to Tappen and barricades the two of them in a hospital room, where a vicious brawl ensues.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
To keep her family at bay, Alexandra barricades herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to blow up the whole block.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of barricades

Noun

Various impediments will limit the effect of the executive order, Ortega said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Nearly a year after the ceasefire in Gaza, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of impediments

Verb

There's no question that the United States has a credible threat of force, but the blockade really blockades ourselves as well as Iran.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
As the United States military blockades the Strait of Hormuz fuel prices rose above $100 dollars a barrel.

— Contessa Brewer,Dawn Giel, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of blockades

Noun

On another front, because red diesel is currently distributed primarily through agricultural cooperatives and specialized fueling hubs, expanding its throughput across mainstream highway truck stops presents immediate operational hurdles.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Textile-to-textile recycling may still face technology hurdles, but its biggest obstacle to scale is increasingly financial.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurdles

Verb

In this group, only 3% died of breast cancer after six years, and about 91% had their tumors controlled with primary endocrine therapy, which blocks estrogen receptors on ER+ breast cancer to prevent its growth.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The preliminary injunction blocks the government from enforcing the regulation against the affected class of immigrants while the case proceeds.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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