Antonyms for speed bumpspeed bump

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1. speed bumpnoun

   Synonyms:
   speed hump, road hump, sleeping policeman, judder bar

2. speed bumpnoun

   A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.

   Synonyms:
   sleeping policeman, road hump, speed hump, judder bar

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1. • Hindrance

Princeton's WordNet

1. speed bumpnoun

   a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. speed bump

   Synonyms:
   Public Judder bar (NZ), kipping cop, ramp, road hump (UK), sleeping policeman, speed breaker, speed hump, road hump (UK)

How to use speed bump in a sentence?

1. Nicole Neily:

   Far too many elected officials have shown over the past two years that the 'consent of the governed' is little more than an inconvenient speed bump on the road to advancing their unpopular agendas. Mocking and dismissing the concerns of the community may be cathartic for petty dictators, but it is not a path to electoral success.

2. Kim Moore:

   She went backwards first and then she went forwards, and then she figured out how to turn, and now we have a speed bump in the middle of our living room because she just goes that fast.

3. Michael Vrionis:

   Carlos is doing fantastic and is anxious to be back on stage soon, he profoundly regrets that this ‘speed bump’ necessitated the cancellation of his upcoming performances.

4. Paul Dergarabedian:

   I dont think this is a mandate against live-action remakes. But sometimes when you dont have the reviews, it can affect it, for Disney, the bar is set so high. This is just a little speed bump on what is already a spectacular year for Disney.

5. Alan Stern:

   We did hit a speed bump.

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