3K+ Words That Rhyme With OBSTRUCTIONISM

• a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable

• the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country

• an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality

• a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

• the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

• a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

• the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition

• any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx

• a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism

• The performance of magic tricks.

• The theory of dealing with illusions.

• The doctrine that the material world is an illusion.

• The use of illusionary effects in sculpture and art.

• a lack of sophistication

• a partiality for some particular place

• the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things

• the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

• the technical aspects of doing something

• a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

• device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

• a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

• a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

• an economic system based on state ownership of capital

• the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China

• an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

• a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

• the movement aimed at equal rights for women

• newspapers and magazines collectively

• the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

• disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• a written evaluation of a work of literature

• Soviet communism

• fanatical patriotism

• activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women

• (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

• the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

• an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

• willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

• the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

• the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

• the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

• any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism

• discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race

• a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)

• any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy

• active strength of body or mind

• the activeness of an energetic personality

• any organism of microscopic size

• a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination

• a diet excluding all meat and fish

• a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

• a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

• the act of inducing hypnosis

• the feeling that things will turn out badly

• a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

• doubt about the truth of something

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

• the ability to speak two languages colloquially

• any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

• A policy of formally complying with efforts to achieve a goal by making small, token gestures; especially to hire a minimal number of ethnically diverse or disadvantaged people

• the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls

• the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government

• a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet

• the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition

• Excessive optimism.

• the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others