Obstructs synonyms
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To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede:
To block; impede
To hinder is defined as to restrain or hold something back.
(Sports) To block an opponent
To create a blockade against.
(Informal) To improvise freely, esp. in a jam session
To close, shut, or block (a passage)
To impede is defined as to block or temporarily keep something from going forward.
To put an end to; stop; cease
(Intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
To prevent the flow or passage of:
The definition of thwart is to hinder or stop something from happening.
(Archaic) To shelter; protect.
To separate, conceal, shelter, or protect, with or as with a screen
To retard is to prevent progress or growth.
To keep from happening; avert:
To fill (a hole) tightly with or as if with a plug; stop up.
To parry is to answer a question with an evasive reply, or to avoid an attack by using a countermove.
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.
Interrupt is defined as to stop or cause something to stop for a period of time.
To disturb, to discomfort, to hinder.
To hamper is defined as to stop someone from doing something or stop something from progressing as it should.
To foil is defined as to keep something from happening.
To fill in such a way as to obstruct; block up; obstruct
To stop for a while; linger
To restrain; check; control
Crimp is defined as squeezing into folds or waves, or to have a limiting impact.
To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
To fill with obstructions or with thick, sticky matter; stop up; jam
To prevent from breathing by blocking the windpipe; suffocate; smother; stifle; often, specif., to prevent from breathing by squeezing the throat of; strangle
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To trouble persistently; harass.
To close off or block with a barricade.
To obstruct by means of a bar or bars; shut off; close
To stop; check.
Obscure is defined as to make confusing or hard to see.
To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.
frees (antonym)
To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clear:
helps (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
clears (antonym)
Out of the way; completely away:
promotes (antonym)
Promote is defined as to contribute to the growth of something or to sell by advertising.
supports (antonym)
Support is defined as to provide comfort, encouragement or financial assistance to someone.
boosts (antonym)
To urge others to support; promote
opens (related)
To remove the wrapping from:
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