obstructing
Getting in way
Obstructing is blocking or hindering passage, progress, or action.
You can obstruct a doorway physically, obstruct justice by interfering with legal proceedings, or obstruct someone's view by standing in front of them.
The fallen tree was obstructing traffic.
He was charged with obstructing a police officer.
Prolonged speech blocking legislation
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
- blockingImpeding forward progress
vetoing · tabling · derailing · sabotaging · thwarting · deadlocking · gridlocking · halting
Impeding forward progress
- barricadingBlocking passage with obstacles
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- hinderingCreating obstacles to progress
- barringExcluding from consideration
clogging · stopping · jamming · congesting · plugging · damming · choking · bottlenecking
Fair treatment under law
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
- contemptDisdainful disregard
witness · investigation · prosecution · evidence · corruption · misconduct · hindering · stonewalling
Making less visible
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- maskingConcealing by covering
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
hiding · shielding · veiling · eclipsing · shadowing · curtaining · concealing · shrouding
Blocking passage through
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
thrombosis · narrowing · constricting · compressing · impacting · lodging · restricting · arterial
filibustering
Prolonged speech blocking legislation
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- stonewallingDeliberately refusing to respond
blocking · vetoing · tabling · derailing · sabotaging · thwarting · deadlocking · gridlocking · halting · preventing
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- barricadingBlocking passage with obstacles
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- hinderingCreating obstacles to progress
barring · clogging · stopping · jamming · congesting · plugging · damming · choking · bottlenecking · sealing
justice
Fair treatment under law
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- tamperingImproper interference with something
- perjuryCriminal courtroom dishonesty
contempt · witness · investigation · prosecution · evidence · corruption · misconduct · hindering · stonewalling · coverup
obscuring
Making less visible
covering · hiding · shielding · veiling · eclipsing · shadowing · curtaining · concealing · shrouding · blanketing
occluding
Blocking passage through
embolism · thrombosis · narrowing · constricting · compressing · impacting · lodging · restricting · arterial · venous
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- interferenceinterfering, meddling, intruding, butting in, impeding
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- bad behaviorslying, cheating, stealing, rudeness, gossiping
- interruptionsinterruption, cutting off, disruption, butting in, interjecting
- Derailment tacticsdiversion, deflection, misdirection, sidetracking, distraction
obstructingfacilitating
Making something simpler
enabling · assisting · helping · aiding · expediting
obstructingpermitting
Giving consent or authorization
allowing · freeing · authorizing · sanctioning · granting
obstructingclearing
Treeless space in forest
unblocking · opening · unclogging · freeing · unplugging
- nasal obstructionBlocked breathing passage
- obstruction of justiceInterfering with legal processes
- intestinal obstructionBlocked digestive passage
- throat obstruction
- traffic obstructionBarrier blocking vehicle passage
- airway obstructionBlocked respiratory passage
obstruction, obstructive, obstructionist, obstructions, obstructionism