Bar and Holdback

Bar

Bar noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: the complication of the molecule is the biggest bar to reproducing it

Holdback and bar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holdback" instead a noun "Bar".

Nearby Word: barroom

Holdback

Holdback noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: the only holdback to starting the new job is my contractual commitment to my current position

Bar and holdback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bar" instead a noun "Holdback".

Nearby Words: hold, holding
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Holdback and Bar. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bar/holdback
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