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
    boost, encourage, release, forward, open, continue, begin, abet, facilitate, unmask, push, let go, free, assist, liberate, allow, Unstop, aid, support, promote, help, further, reveal, advance, lay bare, unblock, uncover, unplug, clear, 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.