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OBSTRUCTORS Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word obstructors. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word obstructors. (close relations)
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barriers
nounn
noun

• a structure or object that impedes free movement

• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

• anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

blockades
nounn
noun

• a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

• prevents access or progress

verb

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• render unsuitable for passage

• obstruct access to

• impose a blockade on

deterrents
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

adjective satellite

• tending to deter

encumbrances
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an onerous or difficult concern

• a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

hindrances
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

impediments
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any structure that makes progress difficult

interferences
nounn
noun

• a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• (American football) blocking a player's path with your body

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

obstacles
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

• an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

oppositions
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

• the relation between opposed entities

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a contestant that you are matched against

• a body of people united in opposing something

• a direction opposite to another

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

resistances
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

obstructer
nounn
noun

• someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

• any structure that makes progress difficult

impediment
nounn
noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any structure that makes progress difficult

impedimenta
nounn
noun

• any structure that makes progress difficult

• the baggage and equipment carried by an army

obstruction
nounn
noun

• any structure that makes progress difficult

• the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

• the act of obstructing

• getting in someone's way

obstructionist
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

resister
nounn
noun

• someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

• someone who offers opposition

thwarter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

Best Hypernyms For OBSTRUCTORS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for obstructors, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for BARRIERS

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