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Synonyms for obstruct
əbˈstrʌktob·struct
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
obstruct
To obstruct is literally to build up against; the road is obstructed by fallen trees; the passage of liquid through a tube is obstructed by solid deposits. We may hinder one's advance by following and clinging to him; we obstruct his course by standing in his way or putting a barrier across his path. Anything that makes one's progress slower, whether from within or from without, impedes; an obstruction is always from without. To arrest is to cause to stop suddenly; obstructing the way may have the effect of arresting progress. Compare HINDER; IMPEDIMENT.
Synonyms:
arrest, bar, barricade, check, choke, clog, embarrass, hinder, impede, interrupt, oppose, retard, stay, stopAntonyms:
accelerate, advance, aid, clear, facilitate, forward, free, further, open, pave the way for, promote
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obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrassverb
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother blocked him at every turn"
Synonyms:
block up, lug, immobilize, seal off, obturate, handicap, jam, block off, close up, blank out, freeze, abash, deflect, parry, embarrass, kibosh, draw a blank, hamper, hinder, impede, block, forget, stop, stuff, stymy, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, halt, choke up, stymieobstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close upverb
block passage through
"obstruct the path"
Synonyms:
immobilize, close, button up, fold, block up, crush, lug, halt, ram, obturate, jam, pile, pack, block off, close up, blank out, mob, freeze, deflect, parry, stop, embarrass, shut up, kibosh, draw a blank, hinder, impede, block, clam up, forget, chock up, throng, stuff, stymy, blockade, immobilise, bar, be quiet, occlude, barricade, dummy up, cram, wad, keep mum, choke up, jampack, stymie, shut down, belt up, close downobstruct, blockverb
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
"The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
Synonyms:
stuff, kibosh, choke up, blockade, immobilise, hinder, freeze, block off, stymie, obturate, blank out, close up, lug, barricade, block, stymy, impede, bar, halt, block up, forget, draw a blank, parry, stop, deflect, embarrass, immobilize, jam, occlude
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Editors Contribution
choke (verb)
stop growth
plants can be choked by grass, and grass can be choked off by weeds
Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#735 | close | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1570 | pack | |
#1662 | block | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#3063 | forget | |
#3213 | ram | |
#5259 | jam | |
#6423 | fold | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#9443 | freeze | |
#10302 | pile | |
#11623 | interrupt | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#12365 | mob | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#13959 | halt | |
#16475 | lug | |
#17901 | inhibit | |
#21204 | choke | |
#21866 | parry | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#23611 | hamper | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#27607 | cram | |
#29400 | impede | |
#30189 | clog | |
#34071 | retard | |
#36659 | wad | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#43520 | embarrass | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#50398 | throng | |
#69872 | stymie | |
#114979 | immobilize | |
#205593 | occlude | |
#229254 | kibosh | |
#273151 | jampack | |
#299175 | immobilise |
How to use obstruct in a sentence?
Gregory McMichael phone call shows from day one there was an attempt by these defendants to influence and obstruct the investigation of this case.
They're understandably nervous but they've been focused on getting justice for a long time so they're ready, there's definitely that fear of enablers doing things to try to obstruct justice. But we're confident in the evidence and we're confident in the jury.
It is clear that any other American would have been prosecuted based on the evidence Robert Mueller uncovered in Robert Mueller report, corey Lewandowski and Rick Dearborn were prominently featured in the Special Counsel's description of President Trump's efforts to obstruct justice by directing then-White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire the Special Counsel, and then by ordering him to lie about it.
Apart from whether the acts were obstructive, this evidence of non-corrupt motives weights heavily against any allegation that the president had a corrupt intent to obstruct the investigation.
The President is not above the law, and I don't accept the notion that because The President is the head of the executive branch The President can't ever obstruct justice in connection with executive branch activities, that's just crazy and a recipe for lawlessness.
Translations for obstruct
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- bránitCzech
- obstruereDanish
- versperren, behindernGerman
- obstrukciEsperanto
- atorar, impedir, estorbar, entorpecer, esconder, ocultar, obstruirSpanish
- مانعPersian
- peittää, estää, tukkiaFinnish
- retarder, obstruer, bloquer, interférer, éclipserFrench
- akadályozzákHungarian
- menghalangiIndonesian
- ostacolare, ostruireItalian
- לחסוםHebrew
- ふさぐJapanese
- praestruuntLatin
- whakahōtaetaeMāori
- zicht belemmerenDutch
- blokkereNorwegian
- blokowaćPolish
- obstruirPortuguese
- întârzia, înfunda, bloca, obtura, împiedica, astupaRomanian
- загородить, загора́живать, загораживать, заслоня́ть, заслонить, препя́тствовать, заслонять, меша́тьRussian
- zapriječiti, zakloniti, ometatiSerbo-Croatian
- అడ్డుకుంటుందిTelugu
- ขัดขวางThai
- engellemekTurkish
- cản trởVietnamese
- שטערןYiddish
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