obstructer
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Types & categories
- eristic hypernym
- naysayer hyponym
- stonewaller hyponym
Related & opposite
- obstructionism derivation
- blockade derivation
- thwart derivation
- balk derivation
Sense 2 noun
any structure that makes progress difficult
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- obturate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstructionism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwart |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | balk |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | eristic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naysayer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stonewaller |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obturate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bar |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | barrier |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blockade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blockage |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hindrance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstacle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumbler |