Bottleneck and Tangle

Bottleneck

Bottleneck noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
Usage example: a bottleneck inevitably forms at the start of a construction zone when the highway narrows from three to two lanes
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Synonyms for Bottleneck

Tangle and bottleneck are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tangle" instead a noun "Bottleneck".

Tangle

Tangle noun - A state of mental uncertainty.

Bottleneck and tangle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bottleneck" instead a noun "Tangle".

Nearby Words: tangled, tangling, tangly

How words are described

huge huge bottleneck huge tangle
resulting resulting bottleneck resulting tangle
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