obstruct

CA, US, UK /əbˈstɹʌkt/ · AU, NZ /əbˈstɹɐkt/

Etymology From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

Synonyms

26 terms

barricade, block, choke, clog, close off, cumber, forslow, forwork, foul, gunk up, hamper, hinder, impede, interfere, interrupt, intervene, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, plug, roadblock, seal, stonewall, thwart, yield

Antonyms

clear, deobstruct, open, unblock

Derived terms

deobstruct, disobstruct, obstructed, obstructedly, obstructer, obstructive, obstruct the field, unobstruct, unobstructed, unobstructedly

Related terms

obstacle