obstacles
Things blocking progress
Obstacles are things that stand in the way of progress or achievement.
The word applies to physical barriers—a fallen tree blocking a road, a fence around a property—and to abstract hindrances: financial obstacles, bureaucratic obstacles, obstacles to peace.
An obstacle course presents a series of physical challenges to navigate.
To overcome obstacles is to find ways past them.
Vertical enclosing structure
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- roadblockObstruction across a road
partition · gate · checkpoint · cordon · hurdle · screen · enclosure · border
Barrier to leap over
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
clear · race · track · course · slalom · parkour · agility · climbing wall
State of being hard
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- trialJudicial examination of claims
test · problem · complication · snag · hitch · stumbling block · bottleneck · impasse
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
interference · objection · protest · reluctance · unwillingness · intransigence · stubbornness · noncompliance
Adverse circumstance or event
- tribulationState of great distress
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
catastrophe · distress · suffering · plight · woe · grief · trouble · misery
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
roadblock · partition · gate · checkpoint · cordon · hurdle · screen · enclosure · border · boundary
hurdle
Barrier to leap over
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
jump · clear · race · track · course · slalom · parkour · agility · climbing wall · ropes
difficulty
State of being hard
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
trial · test · problem · complication · snag · hitch · stumbling block · bottleneck · impasse · deadlock
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
pushback · interference · objection · protest · reluctance · unwillingness · intransigence · stubbornness · noncompliance · recalcitrance
misfortune
Adverse circumstance or event
- tribulationState of great distress
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
crisis · catastrophe · distress · suffering · plight · woe · grief · trouble · misery · ordeal
- constraintsconstraint, limits, restrictions, deadline, restraints
- obstacle coursesmonkey bars, cargo nets, rope climb, wall climb, balance beam
- obstaclesbarriers, block, barrier, blockers, hurdles
- off-roadingoff-road, 4x4s, ATVs, 4WD, four-wheel drive
- cross-country eventinggallop, jumps, fences, water jumps, ditches
- military engineeringengineers, combat engineer, combat engineers, sappers, sapper
obstaclesaids
Supportive tools or resources
helps · facilitators · enablers · catalysts · boosts
obstaclesadvantages
Favorable factors or conditions
assets · benefits · blessings · opportunities · boons
obstaclesopenings
Available positions or gaps
gateways · free passage · green lights · doorways · passages
- obstacle courseRoute requiring climbing, jumping, crawling
- obstacle raceContest requiring barrier navigation
- inflatable obstacle courseAir-filled recreational barrier run
- obstacle trainingExercise involving physical barriers