Delay
Obstruction
Obstruction noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: an obstruction in the drain has the water all backed up
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- block and delay
- block and obstruction
- check and delay
- check and obstruction
- problem and delay
- problem and obstruction
- interruption and delay
- interruption and obstruction
- impediment and delay
- impediment and obstruction
- hindrance and delay
- hindrance and obstruction
- obstacle and delay
- obstacle and obstruction
How words are described
| similar | similar delay | similar obstruction |
| large | large delay | large obstruction |
| momentary | momentary delay | momentary obstruction |
| unexpected | unexpected delay | unexpected obstruction |
| Other adjectives: visual. | ||
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Obstruction and Delay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delay/obstruction
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