🔄 Synonyms of "Obstructive"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hindering | Harmful; that hinders. |
| preventivenoun | Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. |
| preventativenoun | Alternative form of preventive. [Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.] |
| impeding | preventing movement |
| cloggingnoun | The situation of something being clogged. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Obstructive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hindering | Harmful; that hinders. |
| cloggingnoun | The situation of something being clogged. |
| preventive | Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. |
| preventative | Alternative form of preventive. [Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.] |
| impeding | preventing movement |
| obstructionnoun | The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. |
| obstructionist | Pertaining to obstructionism. |
| obstructionismnoun | A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body. |
| blockagenoun | (uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked. |
| clogged | Having an obstructed flow; blocked. |
| repressive | Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive |
| obscurationnoun | The state of being obscured. |
| counterproductive | More of a hindrance than a help. |
| foulingnoun | The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality. |
| filibusternoun | (US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate. |
| filibusteringnoun | The act of one who filibusters. |
| barriernoun | A structure that bars passage. |
| blockingnoun | The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. |
| hamperingnoun | That which hampers; an impediment. |
| interferingnoun | interference |
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