Synonyms for bottleneck
ˈbɒt lˌnɛkbot·tle·neck

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1. constriction, bottleneck, chokepointnoun

   a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

   Synonyms:
   constriction, chokepoint, tightness, coarctation

2. bottleneckverb

   the narrow part of a bottle near the top

   Synonyms:
   constriction, chokepoint

3. bottleneckverb

   slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

   "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

4. bottleneckverb

   become narrow, like a bottleneck

   "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"

Matched Categories

1. • Narrow
   • Obstruct

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1. List of paraphrases for "bottleneck":

   strangulation, bottlenecks, bottle, stranglehold, obstacle, suffocation, bottling

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1. Ghazi Hamad:

   There is no serious progress, no serious initiatives, or solution how to get out from the bottleneck.

2. Migrant Minister Yannis Mouzalas:

   When there is a bottleneck, the bottle could break, and where we had a controlled movement of individuals ... a broken bottle could result in an uncontrolled, illegal influx.

3. Yoshio Ito:

   We just don't want to be a bottleneck.

4. Alan Chiang:

   If China's urbanization was growing at its planned rate there would not be any (housing) oversupply. The main bottleneck for China's urbanization is the issue of hukou.

5. Chris Whitty:

   There is a global shortage and that's a bottleneck for us.