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Synonyms for obstructed

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stopped blocked choked clogged

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Obstructed or Obstruct?

To obstruct is literally to build up against; the road is obstructed by fallen trees; the passage of liquid through a tube is obstructed by solid deposits.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • stopped The gradual ruin of our country has to be stopped.
  • blocked The road has been blocked since at least Thursday.
  • choked She was choked with tears and was unable to speak.
  • clogged The piping is clogged up because of the limestone.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
obstructedsteady
stoppedrising
blockedrising
chokedrising
cloggedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
choked1
7 letters
stopped1, blocked1, plugged1, clogged1