| NOUN | person | obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take |
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| artifact | obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, impediment, impedimenta | any structure that makes progress difficult |
| Meaning | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take. | |
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| Synonyms | obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter | |
| Narrower | naysayer | someone with an aggressively negative attitude |
| stonewaller | One who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate | |
| Broader | disputant, controversialist, eristic | A person who disputes |
| Spanish | obstruccionista | |
| Catalan | obstruccionista | |
| Verbs | obstruct | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
| Meaning | Any structure that makes progress difficult. | |
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| Synonyms | obstruction, obstructor, impediment, impedimenta | |
| Narrower | bar | An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal |
| barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement | |
| blockade | prevents access or progress | |
| blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
| hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference | Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | |
| obstacle | An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) | |
| tumbler | A movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown | |
| Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Spanish | impedimento, obstáculo, obstrucción | |
| Catalan | impediment, obstacle, obstrucció | |
| Verbs | obstruct | block passage through |
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