Definition for Obstruct:

• To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.

Synonyms for Obstruct:

• n.

  •
  • terminate,
  • avoid.
  •
  • pin.
  •
  • hide,
  • obscure,
  • shut off.
  •obstruct (noun)
  • impede.

• v.

  •hinder (verb)
  • burden,
  • bottleneck,
  • impair,
  • detain,
  • catch,
  • bung,
  • paralyze,
  • foul,
  • fetter,
  • cripple,
  • congest,
  • mire,
  • restrain,
  • complicate,
  • hamstring,
  • constipate,
  • baffle,
  • curb,
  • entrap,
  • block,
  • snag,
  • restrict,
  • plug,
  • constrain,
  • snarl,
  • handicap,
  • crimp,
  • entangle,
  • drag.
  •oppose (verb)
  • confront,
  • conflict,
  • defy,
  • resist,
  • disagree,
  • repel,
  • counter,
  • repulse,
  • object,
  • dispute,
  • protest,
  • challenge,
  • counterattack,
  • fight,
  • antagonize,
  • oppress,
  • repress,
  • counteract,
  • contradict,
  • oppose,
  • meddle,
  • rebuff.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • forestall,
  • reprieve,
  • stave off,
  • weigh down,
  • prohibit,
  • avert,
  • preclude.
  •
  • blindfold,
  • preempt,
  • shroud,
  • conceal.
  •
  • hold back.
  •
  • upset,
  • blind.
  •disrupt
  • interfere with.
  •enclose
  • hedge.
  •gag
  • cork up.
  •hold the line
  • keep at bay.
  •impede
  • trammel.
  •Other relevant words:
  • censor,
  • encumbrance,
  • clam up,
  • block up,
  • clog up,
  • postpone,
  • Clogging,
  • satiate,
  • bother,
  • retain,
  • buffer,
  • Forelay,
  • overeat,
  • lose ground,
  • abbreviate,
  • constrict,
  • once,
  • frighten away,
  • strangle,
  • negate,
  • lag,
  • enjoin,
  • baulk,
  • button up,
  • keep mum,
  • immobilise,
  • destitute,
  • flummox,
  • abort,
  • ban,
  • fill,
  • bung up,
  • block off,
  • debar,
  • slow,
  • confine,
  • cover,
  • short-circuit,
  • sufficient,
  • set back,
  • obstipate,
  • close,
  • damaging,
  • stymy,
  • discouragement,
  • conformity,
  • grasping,
  • shut up,
  • proscribe,
  • fall silent,
  • impediment,
  • hedge in,
  • dampen,
  • slow up,
  • foil,
  • nullify,
  • procrastinate,
  • disadvantageous,
  • clogged,
  • fend,
  • stave,
  • stench,
  • hindrance,
  • barring,
  • drive back,
  • stuff up,
  • crab,
  • difficulty,
  • backpedal,
  • hitch,
  • spile,
  • govern,
  • stem,
  • asphyxiated,
  • bane,
  • battle,
  • embarrass,
  • snooker,
  • confound,
  • parry,
  • when,
  • subvert,
  • outlaw,
  • cease,
  • push back,
  • rule out,
  • adverse,
  • baffling,
  • frighten off,
  • controvert,
  • bridle,
  • harmful,
  • dangerous,
  • daunt,
  • relax,
  • pack,
  • disturb,
  • inhibition,
  • fill up,
  • noxious,
  • embankment,
  • freeze,
  • cram,
  • curtail,
  • hold up,
  • fend off,
  • discontinue,
  • transverse,
  • contravene,
  • choking,
  • hanging,
  • moderate,
  • detrimental,
  • crush,
  • right,
  • deny,
  • hold out,
  • ignore,
  • concord,
  • deleterious,
  • combat,
  • gum,
  • stump,
  • angry,
  • stuff,
  • kibosh,
  • transversal,
  • slack up,
  • diminish,
  • chock,
  • up,
  • dog,
  • immobilize,
  • ingurgitate,
  • throttle,
  • mask,
  • withstand,
  • nonplus,
  • dissuade,
  • draw a blank,
  • choke up,
  • scarf out,
  • bind,
  • anticipate,
  • standstill,
  • lessen,
  • slack off,
  • gorge,
  • close up,
  • lug,
  • put in order,
  • blocking,
  • go against,
  • put back,
  • spike,
  • bog,
  • jammed,
  • teeming,
  • harmony,
  • mitigate,
  • set,
  • barrier,
  • regress,
  • occlude,
  • consonance,
  • choke off,
  • baneful,
  • thrust,
  • congested,
  • stonewall,
  • shackle,
  • rely on,
  • forget,
  • adequate,
  • shove,
  • limit,
  • bolt,
  • turn off,
  • draw rein,
  • crowd,
  • shut out,
  • accordance,
  • seal,
  • chink,
  • dummy up,
  • weather,
  • peace,
  • wad,
  • gainsay,
  • belay,
  • spare,
  • last,
  • stopper,
  • control,
  • precarious position,
  • stifle,
  • caulk,
  • correspondence,
  • accord,
  • backwater,
  • indigent,
  • rein,
  • agreement,
  • slacken,
  • deflect,
  • monkey with,
  • endure,
  • chock up,
  • reef,
  • stopple,
  • ailment,
  • keep off,
  • belt up,
  • obviate,
  • lose speed,
  • reduce,
  • clutter,
  • stunt,
  • handful,
  • acceptable,
  • let down,
  • ease up,
  • obstacle,
  • gourmandize,
  • blank out,
  • injurious,
  • gormandize,
  • outlast,
  • staunch,
  • compress,
  • abash,
  • association,
  • embargo,
  • incommode,
  • bog down,
  • interruption,
  • During,
  • ease off,
  • pile,
  • destructive,
  • fender,
  • countervail,
  • binge,
  • squeeze,
  • cork,
  • obturate,
  • scare off,
  • shut,
  • lock,
  • engorge,
  • intimidate,
  • coop,
  • interdict,
  • stanch,
  • suffocate,
  • seal off,
  • decelerate,
  • shield,
  • beat off,
  • overcrowded,
  • screening,
  • pig out,
  • hung,
  • end,
  • be quiet,
  • hang back,
  • exclude,
  • hurtful,
  • full,
  • procrastination,
  • blocked,
  • ram,
  • mob,
  • blockade,
  • overindulge,
  • retard,
  • get in the way of,
  • Caged.

Paraphrases for Obstruct:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    impeding, block.
  • Verb, base form
    impede, hinder, hamper, block, clog.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    frustrating.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    prevent, inhibit, interfere, discourage, undermine, restrict, stop, deter, affect, prohibit, curtail.
  • Verb, base form
    prevent, thwart, frustrate, inhibit, disrupt, preclude, impair, constrain, interfere, derail, disturb, discourage, stifle, stymie, undermine, curb, hobble, jeopardize, oppose, resist, restrict, stop, complicate, pre-empt, subvert, forestall, counter, counteract, deter, embarrass, restrain, affect, stall, negate, interrupt, halt, dissuade, prohibit, interdict, suppress, avert, fetter, foreclose, destabilize, cripple, prejudice, impinge, curtail.

Antonyms for Obstruct:

• v.

  • prevent, restrict
    begin, unplug, facilitate, reveal, free, continue, allow, uncover, liberate, aid, promote, encourage, support, assist, let go, abet, unblock, push, lay bare, unmask, Unstop, boost, permit, start.
  • Other antonyms:
    disengage, excavate, scoop, hollow, advance, help, loosen, release, further, forward, accelerate, empty, clear, lighten, untie, smooth, make way, open.

Hyponym for Obstruct:

• v.

  • perception
    hide, conceal.