Showing Results for "obstacles"

obstacles

NOUN

impediment, barrier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difficulty disincentive hardship hindrance hitch hurdle interference obstruction restriction snag stumbling block

STRONG

bar block catch check clog crimp encumbrance hamper hang-up interruption joker mountain rub traverse vicissitude

WEAK

booby trap catch-22 monkey wrench

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit ease help opening promotion

WEAK

blessing clearance

Example Sentences

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Obstacles to adopting battery locomotives to date include the availability of power and how long it takes to charge them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Obstacles are set up only to be overcome in a stroke of mad luck or outlandish kindness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Maybe the closest antecedent is a new, $85 million HUD program called “Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing,” or PRO Housing, which this summer issued 17 grants of a few million dollars each.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2024

Obstacles include low power efficiency, limited controllability, slow mechanical responses, and the need for sophisticated system pre-configuration.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Paris, June 23d, 1783,41 Obstacles in the way of agreeing upon a regulation of commerce.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various