What is another word for Obstructing?

Pronunciation: [ɒbstɹˈʌktɪŋ] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "obstructing" that can be used depending on the context. Some of the most common synonyms include impeding, hindering, blocking, hampering, and preventing. Impeding refers to slowing down or making progress difficult. Hindering means creating obstacles or making someone's job harder. Blocking means creating an impassable barrier. Hampering means interfering with or hindering someone's ability to do something. Preventing refers to stopping something from happening before it even starts. All of these words convey the idea of standing in the way or getting in the path of something or someone.

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Usage examples for Obstructing

Frequently, indeed, it would seem as if the overthrow of the trees, by Obstructing the drainage of the country, had given rise to a marsh, and the consequent formation of peat.
"Geology"
James Geikie
Its true design was to guard against the doctrines and principles prevalent in the non-slaveholding States, by preventing them from intermeddling with, or Obstructing, or abolishing, the rights of the owners of slaves.
"Slavery and the Constitution"
William Ingersoll Bowditch
Disease of the right side of the heart or of the lungs, by Obstructing the onward flow of blood from the veins, increases the blood pressure in the kidneys and produces disorder and excessive secretion.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler

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