Obstruct and Ruin

Obstruct

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

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

Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

Obstruct and ruin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb "Ruin".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

friendship obstruct friendship ruin friendship
sense obstruct sense ruin sense
work obstruct work ruin work
relationship obstruct relationship ruin relationship
Other words: face, plan, characters, plans, efforts, attempts.
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