Synonyms for holdup
noun problemAntonyms for holdup
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detainment
noun. delay
expensive
adjective. high-priced
heist
noun. burglary, robbery
highway robbery
noun. overcharging
impediment
noun. obstruction, hindrance
- Catch-22
- bar
- barricade
- barrier
- block
- blockage
- bottleneck
- burden
- catch
- chain
- check
- clog
- cramp
- curb
- dead weight
- defect
- delay
- deterrent
- detriment
- difficulty
- disadvantage
- drag
- drawback
- encumbrance
- fault
- flaw
- handicap
- hazard
- hitch
- holdup
- hurdle
- inhibition
- load
- manacle
- millstone
- obstacle
- prohibition
- red tape
- restraint
- restriction
- retardation
- retardment
- road block
- rub
- setback
- shackle
- snag
- stoppage
- stricture
- stumbling block
- tie
- trammel
- wall
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.