Irritating
Irritating adjective - Causing annoyance.
Obstructive and irritating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obstructive" instead an adjective "Irritating".
Obstructive
Obstructive adjective - Preventing movement.
Irritating and obstructive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Irritating" instead an adjective "Obstructive".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: One personnel manager in the Secret Service is described to be a very irritating man.
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Obstructive Bureaucrat: The irritating clerk at the Hall of Records seems to be doing everything he can to be as unhelpful as humanly possible.
Source: Film / Chinatown
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