obstruct
I
verb
bar, barricade, block, brake, bridle, bring to a standstill, check, choke, circumscribe, congest, countervail, cramp, cripple, curb, debar, delay, disable, embar, encumber, estop, forbid, frustrate, halt, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hinder, impede, impedite, inhibit, interfere with, interrupt, intervene, limit, occlude, oppilate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, restrain, retard, slow down, snag, stall, stand in the way, stay, stem, stop, stop up, stymie, suppress, suspend, terminate, thwart, trammel, trap
associated concepts: obstruct a lawful authority, obstruct an investigation, obstruct justice, obstructing governmental administration
II
index
abrogate (annul), arrest (stop), balk, ban, bar (hinder), block, check (restrain), clog, condemn (ban), constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), control (restrain), counter, curb, debar, defer (put off), delay, detain (restrain), deter, disadvantage, discontinue (break continuity), disrupt, estop, fight (counteract), foil, forbid, forestall, frustrate, halt, hamper, hinder, hold up (delay), impede, inconvenience, inhibit, interdict, interfere, interpose, interrupt, keep (restrain), lock, obturate, occlude, oppose, oppugn, preclude, prevent, prohibit, repulse, resist (oppose), restrain, restrict, shut, stall, stave, stay (halt), stem (check), stifle, stop, suppress, thwart, toll (stop), trammel, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006