invisible wall
Transparent blocking surface
An invisible wall is a barrier you can't see but can't pass through.
The term comes from video games, where invisible walls prevent players from leaving the playable area: I tried to climb the mountain but hit an invisible wall.
Figuratively, it describes any unseen obstacle blocking progress: She kept running into invisible walls in her career.
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- force fieldInvisible protective energy wall
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- boundaryLine marking a limit
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- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
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- Mimemime, pantomime, walking against wind, whiteface, striped shirt
- comedy bitsbit, skit, sketch, gag, shtick
- force fieldsshields, shield, deflector, barriers, barrier
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
invisible wallbrick wall
Stacked masonry partition
chain-link fence · barbed wire fence · warning sign · glass wall · stone wall
invisible wallopen door
Barrier removed for entry
gateway · clear path · free access · welcome mat · open invitation
invisible wallconcrete barrier
Heavy roadside protective divider
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