Synonyms for speed bump
speed bump

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1. speed bumpnoun

   Synonyms:
   speed hump, road hump, sleeping policeman, judder bar

2. speed bumpnoun

   A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.

   Synonyms:
   sleeping policeman, road hump, speed hump, judder bar

Princeton's WordNet

1. speed bumpnoun

   a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway

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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. speed bump

   Synonyms:
   Public Judder bar (NZ), kipping cop, ramp, road hump (UK), sleeping policeman, speed breaker, speed hump, road hump (UK)

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1. Kim Moore:

   She went backwards first and then she went forwards, and then she figured out how to turn, and now we have a speed bump in the middle of our living room because she just goes that fast.

2. Ben Jang:

   This is the first little speed bump that we've had during this earnings season and so the market is reacting to that.

3. Alan Stern:

   We did hit a speed bump.

4. Eric Rodriguez:

   We've hit a speed bump and now we have to get back on track, we are especially worried about English learners.

5. Nicole Neily:

   Far too many elected officials have shown over the past two years that the 'consent of the governed' is little more than an inconvenient speed bump on the road to advancing their unpopular agendas. Mocking and dismissing the concerns of the community may be cathartic for petty dictators, but it is not a path to electoral success.