Red-tape synonyms
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A period of waiting
Lack or absence of action.
A blockade, often of patrol cars, set up by police, as for stopping a fugitive, inspecting vehicles, etc.
(Chem.) The amount of liquid retained or delayed during fractional distillation and certain types of solvent extractions
officialism
The characteristic practices and behavior of officials; esp., excessive adherence to official routine and regulations; red tape
paperwork
The keeping of records, filing of reports, etc. incidental to some work or task
inflexible routine
Officials collectively
impediment (related)
bureaucracy (related)
bureaucratic paperwork
bureaucratic rules
paper shuffling
proper channels
official forms
official procedures
officialism
Find another word for red-tape. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for red-tape, like: wait, inaction, roadblock, holdup, officialism, paperwork, inflexible routine, officialdom, impediment, bureaucracy and bureaucracy.