Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

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1. obstruction

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, obstacle, impediment

Matched Categories

1. • Hindrance
   • Maneuver
   • Physical Condition
   • Structure

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

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

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1. obstructionnoun

   Synonyms:
   obstacle, impediment, barrier, blockade, restraint

How to use obstruction in a sentence?

1. Sheila Jackson Lee:

   That, in itself, could be an obstruction of justice, as Mr. McGahn would be able to testify – that he was asked to do it and then asked not to tell anyone what he'd been asked to do.

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   As I have said over and over again, with all the respect in the world for Mr. Green..., 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 we are on.

3. Douglas Letter:

   The Committee's impeachment investigation related to obstruction of justice pertaining to the Russia investigation is ongoing, if this material reveals new evidence supporting the conclusion that President Trump committed impeachable offenses.

4. Article II Trump:

   Someday you ought to read a thing called Article II, read Article II which gives the President powers that you wouldn't believe, but I don't even have to rely on Article II. There was no crime, there was no obstruction, there was no collusion, there was no nothing.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   They understand that impeachment is a very divisive measure, but if we have to go there, we'll have to go there, but we can't go there unless we have the facts, and we will follow the facts, and we will follow the obstruction that the President is making -- getting the facts, and make our decision when we're ready.

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