Synonyms of obstructing

obstructing

verb

present participle of obstruct

1

as in impeding

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impeding
• hampering
• hindering
• embarrassing
• inhibiting
• delaying
• handicapping
• disrupting
• stymieing
• blocking
• restraining
• clogging
• interfering (with)
• encumbering
• constraining
• handcuffing
• cramping
• fettering
• hobbling
• thwarting
• shackling
• tieing up
• tying up
• holding back
• short-circuiting
• trammelling
• curbing
• tying
• trammeling
• tieing
• frustrating
• hog-tying
• manacling
• retarding
• stifling
• retaining
• checking
• binding
• arresting
• giving a hard time
• reining
• cramping one's style
• balking
• blockading
• braking
• strangling
• barricading
• holding up
• sabotaging
• tethering
• chaining
• leashing
• confining
• derailing
• choking
• baffling
• roadblocking
• foiling
• smothering
• bogging (down)
• suffocating
• stumping
• haltering
• miring
• repressing
• muzzling
• suppressing
• hedging (in)
• hemming (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aiding
• assisting
• helping
• facilitating
• opening
• clearing
• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• promoting
• unclogging
• loosening
• unplugging
• furthering
• encouraging
• smoothing
• unstopping
• making way
• untying
• untieing

2

as in blocking

to prevent passage through by filling with something

at the moment the city's only tunnel between downtown and the airport is obstructed by an overturned tanker truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocking
• jamming
• occluding
• filling
• choking
• clogging
• congesting
• flooding
• stopping (up)
• damming
• plugging (up)
• clotting
• gumming (up)
• packing
• stuffing
• corking
• stoppering
• overwhelming
• silting
• bunging
• inundating
• gridlocking
• swamping
• spiling
• furring
• stoppling
• glutting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• clearing
• opening (up)
• unblocking
• unplugging
• excavating
• unclogging
• emptying
• unstopping
• scooping (out)
• hollowing (out)
• lightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obstructing

The robot also managed to get up from a face-up position, even with a bag obstructing its view. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025

Stay High and Dry To avoid obstructing impressive scenery, a hog-wire railing framed in wood wraps this deck, which is set high above the water. —Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025

Andrew faces charges of obstructing a coroner in the execution of his or her duty, as well as doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice. —Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Kent Police denied to comment but also confirmed that Andrew pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and that no plea was entered for the separate charge of obstructing a coroner. —Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Unfortunately, the lies that Simpson retailed still walk among us, obstructing a reasoned debate about the program’s future. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025

He was also charged with obstructing a police officer, but the charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza are yet again under a complete blockade imposed by Israel in violation of the ceasefire agreement, obstructing food, fuel, and other humanitarian aid from entering. —Adam Jaffe, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025

Authorities arrested well over 14,000 people for offenses such as looting, obstructing roadways, and assault. —Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025