Obstruct and Reduce

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Reduce and obstruct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Obstruct".

Reduce

Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

Obstruct and reduce are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb "Reduce".

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Common collocations

ability obstruct ability reduce ability
target obstruct target reduce target
enemies obstruct enemies reduce enemies
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