OBSTRUCTER Synonyms
5 hypernyms for obstructer. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OBSTRUCTER
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| impediment | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any structure that makes progress difficult | ||||||
| obstruction | noun n | |||||
noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way | ||||||
| barricade | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. • a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy verb • render unsuitable for passage • prevent access to by barricading • block off with barricades | ||||||
| blocker | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play • a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process | ||||||
| clog | verb v | |||||
noun • footwear usually with wooden soles • any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction • a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps verb • become or cause to become obstructed • dance a clog dance • impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden • impede with a clog or as if with a clog • coalesce or unite in a mass • fill to excess so that function is impaired | ||||||
| deterrent | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress adjective satellite • tending to deter | ||||||
| hindrance | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | ||||||
| inhibitor | noun n | |||||
noun • a substance that retards or stops an activity | ||||||
| interference | noun n | |||||
noun • a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication • (American football) blocking a player's path with your body • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | ||||||
| obstacle | noun n | |||||
noun • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | ||||||
| stopper | noun n | |||||
noun • an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down • a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply • (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit • blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly verb • close or secure with or as if with a stopper | ||||||
| hinderer | noun n | |||||
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| obstructor | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take • any structure that makes progress difficult | ||||||
| impedimenta | noun n | |||||
noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the baggage and equipment carried by an army | ||||||
| obstructionist | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take | ||||||
| resister | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take • someone who offers opposition | ||||||
| thwarter | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take | ||||||