Synonyms for obstruction
əbˈstrʌk ʃənob·struc·tion

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   impedance, stopnoun, hindrance, roadblock, blocknoun

2. obstructionnoun

   The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

   Synonyms:
   blocknoun, stopnoun, hindrance, impedance, roadblock

3. obstructionnoun

   That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.

   Synonyms:
   roadblock, stopnoun, hindrance, impedance, blocknoun

4. obstructionnoun

   The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

   Synonyms:
   impedance, hindrance, blocknoun, stopnoun, roadblock

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1. obstruction

   A bar is something that is or may be firmly fixed, ordinarily with intent to prevent entrance or egress; as, the bars of a prison cell; the bars of a wood-lot. A barrier obstructs, but is not necessarily impassable. Barrier is used of objects more extensive than those to which bar is ordinarily applied. A mountain range may be a barrier to exploration; but a mass of sand across the entrance to a harbor is called a bar. Discovered falsehood is a bar to confidence. Barricade has become practically a technical name for an improvised street fortification, and, unless in some way modified, is usually so understood. A parapet is a low or breast-high wall, as about the edge of a roof, terrace, etc., especially, in military use, such a wall for the protection of troops; a rampart is the embankment surrounding a fort, on which the parapet is raised; the word rampart is often used as including the parapet. Bulwark is a general word for any defensive wall or rampart; its only technical use at present is in nautical language, where it signifies the raised side of a ship above the upper deck, topped by the rail. Compare BOUNDARY; IMPEDIMENT.

   Synonyms:
   bar, barricade, barrier, breastwork, bulwark, hindrance, obstacle, parapet, prohibition, rampart, restraint, restriction

   Antonyms:
   admittance, entrance, opening, passage, road, thoroughfare, transit, way

   Preposition:
   A barrier to progress, against invasion; a barrier between nations.

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1. obstruction

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, obstacle, impediment

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1. obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimentanoun

   any structure that makes progress difficult

   Synonyms:
   impediment, obstructor, baulk, obstructionist, deterrent, impedimenta, handicap, balk, check, blockage, thwarter, hinderance, hindrance, resister, obstructer, obstacle

2. obstruction, blockagenoun

   the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

   Synonyms:
   impedimenta, block, closure, obstructer, stop, obstructor, occlusion, impediment, obstacle, blockage, stoppage

3. obstacle, obstructionnoun

   something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

   "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

   Synonyms:
   obstructer, impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta

4. obstructionnoun

   the act of obstructing

   "obstruction of justice"

   Synonyms:
   impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructer

5. obstructionnoun

   getting in someone's way

   Synonyms:
   impediment, obstacle, obstructor, blockage, impedimenta, obstructer

Matched Categories

1. • Hindrance
   • Maneuver
   • Physical Condition
   • Structure

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   obstacle, impediment, barrier, blockade, restraint

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1. List of paraphrases for "obstruction":

   occlusion, blockage, filibuster, obstructionism, obstacle, obstructionist, obstructive, hindrance, impediment, filibustering, fouling, barrier, obstructions

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1. Michael Zeldin:

   Mueller said' close call, here you go Congress,' maybe he intended Congress to take over because while it might not have been obstruction, it could have been abuse of power.

2. Angel Urena:

   When Republicans controlled the White House, their trickle-down approach drove our economy to the brink of a collapse, after President Obama was elected, Republicans made it their number one goal to block him at every turn. That unprecedented obstruction these last eight years is their legacy, and the American people should reject it by electing Hillary Clinton to build on President Obama's success so we can all grow and succeed together.

3. Donald Trump:

   No, I'm not going to be watching, probably, maybe I'll see a little bit of it, i'm not going to be watching Robert Mueller because you can't take all those bites out of the apple. We had no collusion, no obstruction.

4. Marco Rubio:

   If any president tries to impede an investigation -- any president, no matter who it is -- by interfering with the FBI, yes that would be problematic. Not just problematic, it would be obviously, you know, a potential obstruction of justice that people have to make a decision on -- any president, that said, we don't know if that's what happened here.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   With all due respect in the world for him, we have six committees that are working on following the facts in terms of any abuse of power, obstruction of justice and the rest that the president may have engaged in, that is the serious path that were on.