Impetus and Obstacle

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Impetus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Obstacle is an antonym for impetus.

Obstacle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

Usage example: stumbling on all the obstacles along the path

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Impetus is an antonym for obstacle.

physical	physical impetus	physical obstacle
similar	similar impetus	similar obstacle
single	single impetus	single obstacle
actual	actual impetus	actual obstacle
Other adjectives: big, great, serious, main, new, major, less, extra, significant, greatest.

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