FILIBUSTERED Synonyms

• closed to traffic

• completely obstructed or closed off

• not as far along as normal in development

• made difficult or slow

• shut off to passage or view or hindered from action

• under restraint

• cool and formal in manner

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• not showy or obtrusive

• prudent

• disappointingly unsuccessful

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a basket usually with a cover

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• put at a disadvantage

• located at or near the back of an animal

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• put at a disadvantage

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

• a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

• small area set off by walls for special use

• a booth where articles are displayed for sale

• a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

• seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

• small individual study area in a library

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• come to a stop

• deliberately delay an event or action

• put into, or keep in, a stall

• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

• cause an airplane to go into a stall

• cause an engine to stop

• a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

• a thwarting and distressing situation

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes