obstructing

The word “obstructing” has 3 syllables: ob-struct-ing

It's pronounced as /əbˈstrʌktɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for obstructing?

In the thesaurus, “obstructing” has 87 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for obstructing

arresting
baffling
balking
barricading
binding
blockading
blocking
braking
bunging
chaining
checking
choking
clogging
clotting
confining
congesting
constraining
corking
cramping
curbing
damming
delaying
derailing
disrupting
embarrassing
encumbering
fettering
filling
flooding
foiling
frustrating
furring
giving a hard time
glutting
gridlocking
haltering
hampering
handcuffing
handicapping
hindering
hobbling
hog-tying
holding back
holding up
impeding
in the way
inhibiting
inundating
jamming
leashing
manacling
miring
muzzling
obstruent
occluding
overwhelming
packing
reining
repressing
restraining
retaining
retarding
roadblocking
sabotaging
shackling
short-circuiting
silting
smothering
spiling
stifling
stoppering
stoppling
strangling
stuffing
stumping
stymieing
suffocating
suppressing
swamping
tethering
thwarting
tieing
tieing up
trammeling
trammelling
tying
tying up

Antonyms for obstructing

aiding
assisting
clearing
emptying
encouraging
excavating
facilitating
freeing
furthering
helping
liberating
lightening
loosening
making way
opening
promoting
releasing
smoothing
unblocking
unclogging
unplugging
unstopping
untieing
untying

Meanings of obstructing

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 fallen branches were obstructing the path, making it difficult to walk through the forest.
The protester was arrested for obstructing traffic during the demonstration.
The scaffolding around the building was obstructing the view of the skyline.
The snowdrifts were obstructing the entrance to the mountain cabin.
The pile of boxes in the hallway was obstructing access to the fire exit.

On this page you'll find 111 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obstructing, such as: aiding, arresting, assisting, baffling, balking, barricading, binding.

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