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barriers

NOUN

obstruction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barricade blockade boundary fence hurdle impediment limit obstacle railing roadblock wall

STRONG

bar bound confines curtain ditch enclosure fortification gully moat palisade rampart stop trench

WEAK

blank wall pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assistance help opening

STRONG

open

NOUN

obstruction to goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difficulty drawback hindrance hurdle impediment obstacle restraint restriction stumbling block

STRONG

bar check encumbrance limitation preventive

WEAK

pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit freedom help

WEAK

opening

Example Sentences

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The ministry said both sides reached several consensuses on resolving non-tariff barriers and market-access issues for certain agricultural products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Large barriers in the park read: "We are making DC safe and beautiful."

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Pasola, who had to leave the journalism industry for a brief period due to the cost-of-living crisis, said she first became aware of socioeconomic barriers at university.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“The City of Los Angeles will always clear bureaucratic barriers, making it easier and more affordable to film in the entertainment capital of the world,” she wrote on X last month.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

They were most rapid in Eurasia, because of its east-west major axis and its relatively modest ecological and geographical barriers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond