obstructed

The word “obstructed” has 3 syllables: ob-struct-ed.

It's pronounced as /əbˈstrʌktɪd/.


What is synonym and antonym for obstructed?

In the thesaurus, “obstructed” has 40 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obstructed along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for obstructed

  • airtight
  • barred
  • blocked
  • broken
  • choked
  • clogged
  • closed
  • confined
  • controlled
  • crowded
  • defined
  • delayed
  • deprived
  • disrupted
  • embarrassed
  • excluded
  • fast
  • glutted
  • gridlocked
  • hampered
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • impenetrable
  • insurmountable
  • jammed
  • overcrowded
  • postponed
  • prescribed
  • prevented
  • reduced
  • restrained
  • secured
  • short
  • shortened
  • stopped
  • swollen
  • teeming
  • tethered
  • uncomfortable
  • wedged

Antonyms for obstructed

  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • accredited
  • aided
  • allowable
  • allowed
  • appropriate
  • approved
  • assisted
  • authorized
  • bearable
  • certified
  • cleared
  • empty
  • endorsed
  • endurable
  • excavated
  • facilitated
  • freed
  • helped
  • lawful
  • legal
  • legitimate
  • licensed
  • loose
  • okay
  • opened
  • permissible
  • permissive
  • permitted
  • tolerable
  • unplugged

Meanings of obstructed

  • verb
    1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
    2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
    3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Example Sentences

  • The view from the window was obstructed by overgrown bushes.
  • Due to the landslide, the road was obstructed and impassable.
  • The construction site obstructed the usual path to the park, causing inconvenience for pedestrians.
  • The debris from the storm obstructed the river, leading to localized flooding.
  • The fallen tree obstructed the driveway, preventing the car from leaving the garage.

On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obstructed, such as: acceptable, accepted, accredited, aided, airtight, allowable, allowed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dammed

hampered

  • answerable
  • barred
  • blocked
  • checked
  • circumscribed
  • closed
  • confined
  • constrained
  • controlled
  • cramped
  • culpable
  • defined
  • deprived
  • embarrassed
  • finite
  • governed
  • guilty
  • handicapped
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • important
  • imprisoned
  • liable
  • narrow
  • obstructed
  • pledged
  • prescribed
  • reduced
  • restrained
  • restricted
  • secured
  • shortened
  • subject
  • tethered

jammed

  • blocked
  • bursting
  • clogged
  • congested
  • crammed
  • crowded
  • filled
  • flooded
  • full
  • glued
  • loaded
  • obstructed
  • overcrowded
  • overflowing
  • packed
  • pushed
  • squeezed
  • stuck
  • stuffed
  • swollen
  • teeming
  • tight
  • wedged

kiboshed

  • blockaded
  • blocked
  • broke off
  • canned
  • ceased
  • completed
  • concluded
  • cripple
  • cut off
  • dammed
  • debilitate
  • delayed
  • detained
  • disable
  • disarm
  • discontinued
  • ended
  • exhaust
  • finished
  • halted
  • held
  • held back
  • hindered
  • immobilize
  • impair
  • impeded
  • incapacitate
  • knock out
  • laid off
  • mangle
  • mutilate
  • obstructed
  • paralyze
  • quit
  • quitted
  • ruin
  • shatter
  • shut off
  • stemmed
  • stopped
  • undermine
  • wreck

narrowed

  • blocked
  • constricted
  • contracted
  • cramped
  • definite
  • hampered
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • lessened
  • limited
  • obstructed
  • pinched
  • precarious
  • precise
  • restricted
  • slender
  • slim
  • small
  • thin
  • tight
  • tightened

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