obstruct | Definition of obstruct

Synonyms and Antonyms of obstruct

1 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions

Synonyms of obstruct

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel

Words Related to obstruct

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)

Phrases Synonymous with obstruct

cramp one's style, give a hard time

Near Antonyms of obstruct

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

encourage, further, promote

Antonyms of obstruct

aid, assist, facilitate, help

2 to prevent passage through by filling with something

at the moment the city's only tunnel between downtown and the airport is obstructed by an overturned tanker truck

Synonyms of obstruct

block, choke, clog, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Words Related to obstruct

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of obstruct

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

Antonyms of obstruct

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop