obstacle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement
Types & categories
Sense 2 noun
an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
- hazard hyponym
- stumbling block hyponym
- water jump hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hindrance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roadblock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rub |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hurdle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stymie |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hazard |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stumbling block |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | water jump |