NOUN | person | obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take |
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Sounds | ahbstrah'kshahnahst; ahbstrah'kshahnihst | |
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Rhymes | abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... | |
abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... |
Meaning | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take. | |
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Synonyms | obstructor, obstructer, 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 | |
Nouns | obstructionism | deliberate interference |
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