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
Short-circuit and obstruct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-circuit" instead a verb "Obstruct".
Short-circuit
Short-circuit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: for decades the maverick filmmaker was short-circuited by a chronic lack of funds
Obstruct and short-circuit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb phrase "Short-circuit".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturb and obstruct
- disturb and short-circuit
- clog and obstruct
- clog and short-circuit
- cramp and obstruct
- cramp and short-circuit
- handicap and obstruct
- handicap and short-circuit
- hold back and obstruct
- hold back and short-circuit
- thwart and obstruct
- thwart and short-circuit
- impede and obstruct
- impede and short-circuit
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Short-circuit and Obstruct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obstruct/short-circuit
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