clear a path

Related

make wayAllow passage through
forge aheadProceed with determination
blazeIntense burning fire
trailPath through wilderness
macheteHeavy broad-bladed knife

brush · obstacle · bulldoze · push through · carve · hack · undergrowth · passage · breakthrough · sweep aside · open up · part · remove · debris · rubble · snowplow · trailblazer · pioneer

Opposites

obstruction vs. access

clear a pathbarricade

Obstacle blocking a path

seal off · close off · blockade · put up barriers · wall off

facilitation vs. hindrance

clear a pathstand in the way

Obstruct passage or progress

hinder · obstruct · thwart · stonewall · stymie

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