Word entry · 8 letters

obstruct

Best crossword clue

"Block"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /əbˈstɹʌkt/Part of speech verbSorted bcorsttuStarts with OEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word

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Definitions

block passage through

Word origin

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

Used in a sentence

“They obstructed my progress.”

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01“Block”8 letters

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Synonyms

jam 3 letters block 5 letters stymy 5 letters hinder 6 letters impede 6 letters stymie 6 letters occlude 7 letters blockade 8 letters

Broader terms

hide 4 letters forbid 6 letters hinder 6 letters impede 6 letters conceal 7 letters prevent 7 letters preclude 8 letters foreclose 9 letters

More specific words

bar 3 letters dam 3 letters clog 4 letters foul 4 letters hang 4 letters stop 4 letters block 5 letters check 5 letters

Similar words

bar 3 letters stop 4 letters block 5 letters blockade 8 letters barricade 9 letters

Opposite

clear 5 letters open 4 letters unblock 7 letters

Rhymes

duct 4 letters educt 5 letters eruct 5 letters abduct 6 letters adduct 6 letters deduct 6 letters induct 6 letters reluct 6 letters

Longer words

obstructs 9 letters obstructed 10 letters obstructer 10 letters obstructor 10 letters obstructing 11 letters obstruction 11 letters obstructive 11 letters obstructions 12 letters