Synonyms of clogs

clogs 1 of 2

noun

plural of clog

as in obstacles

something that makes movement or progress difficult

she's not one to let moral principle be a clog upon her conscience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstacles
• hurdles
• obstructions
• barriers
• embarrassments
• impediments
• interferences
• blocks
• cramps
• hindrances
• burdens
• chains
• stops
• shackles
• encumbrances
• inhibitions
• loads
• lets
• constraints
• handicaps
• stumbling blocks
• deterrents
• manacles
• fetters
• trammels
• blockages
• hitches
• brakes
• snags
• balks
• delays
• crimps
• bars
• blockades
• stone walls
• curbs
• dangers
• stoppages
• rubs
• restraints
• holdbacks
• hazards
• disadvantages
• brick walls
• catches
• drags
• difficulties
• reins
• arrests
• stalls
• embargoes
• checks
• hobbles
• bits
• perils
• reefs
• hardships
• holdups
• drawbacks
• cumbers
• adversities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spurs
• stimuli
• catalysts
• incentives
• stimulants
• edges
• advantages
• breaks
• benefits
• aids
• help
• impetuses
• goads
• boosts
• assistances
• handmaidens
• handmaids

clogs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clog

1

as in blocks

to prevent passage through by filling with something

the discovery that a ton of hair was clogging the drain in the tub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocks
• obstructs
• jams
• congests
• fills
• stuffs
• clots
• chokes
• floods
• occludes
• plugs (up)
• dams
• stops (up)
• gums (up)
• corks
• packs
• overwhelms
• furs
• silts
• spiles
• stopples
• stoppers
• swamps
• inundates
• gridlocks
• bungs
• gluts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opens (up)
• frees
• clears
• unblocks
• unplugs
• unclogs
• excavates
• empties
• hollows (out)
• scoops (out)
• unstops
• lightens

2

as in hampers

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

a court system clogged by frivolous suits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampers
• impedes
• hinders
• obstructs
• embarrasses
• blocks
• handicaps
• delays
• inhibits
• short-circuits
• stymies
• interferes (with)
• cramps
• disrupts
• encumbers
• hobbles
• fetters
• shackles
• trammels
• handcuffs
• holds back
• ties up
• ties
• restrains
• constrains
• hog-ties
• curbs
• frustrates
• thwarts
• cramps one's style
• brakes
• checks
• manacles
• chains
• gives a hard time
• binds
• retards
• baffles
• reins
• stifles
• barricades
• chokes
• balks
• holds up
• roadblocks
• blockades
• strangles
• bogs (down)
• leashes
• tethers
• retains
• stumps
• arrests
• mires
• confines
• suffocates
• halters
• sabotages
• muzzles
• derails
• smothers
• foils
• hems (in)
• hedges (in)
• represses
• suppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• aids
• facilitates
• assists
• opens
• clears
• releases
• unclogs
• frees
• liberates
• unties
• unplugs
• loosens
• unstops
• smooths
• smoothes
• promotes
• makes way
• encourages
• furthers