Opening and Obstacle

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Opening noun - A place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing.

Usage example: an opening in the roof is letting rain drip inside

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Obstacle is an antonym for opening.

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

Obstacle noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Opening is an antonym for obstacle in impediment topic.

similar	similar opening	similar obstacle
short	short opening	short obstacle
complete	complete opening	complete obstacle
current	current opening	current obstacle
Other adjectives: standard, single, small, actual, real, big, great, huge, little, tiny, main, new, possible, final, next, last, giant, biggest.

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