Further
Further verb - To help the growth or development of.
Usage example: she worked hard to further her operatic career
Nearby Words: furthered, furthering
Obstruct
Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted with Liam Noble: he does obstruct and discourage Will Grayson from investigating Mitchell Roberts further and discounts his claims of him being dangerous until he escapes.
Source: Literature / Far Cry - Nick's desire to get vengeance on the gangster who killed his son pushes him to deliberately obstruct justice and start a Cycle of Revenge that only ends up harming him and his family further.
Source: Deconstructed Trope / Film - Towards the end of the Act, they're deliberately placed to completely obstruct Sonic's path, making it impossible to proceed further (even with the powerful Rolling Combo or using Super Sonic) and your only option to let Sonic drown and try again.
Source: Unwinnable by Design
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Obstruct and Further. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/obstruct
Further & Obstruct. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/obstruct>.
Obstruct or Further. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/obstruct.
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