obstacle
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɑbstəkl/
:
obstáculo
- The road was blocked by a large obstacle, making it impossible to continue driving.
- overcome obstacles
- face obstacles
- pose an obstacle
He says attraction plus an obstacle equals passion.
- He says attraction plus an obstacle equals passion.
- I was again being tested by the biggest obstacle of all, my mind.
- And in the end, are there some obstacles even love can't conquer?
- And they don't want to bump against obstacles and other Audis.
- What are the big obstacles to doing that, right?
- So that's a great obstacle for an investigator to deal with.
- Looks like we're coming up upon an obstacle potentially.
- She was confronting some of the same obstacles to democracy that remain today.
- I wanted to say that we all have obstacles in our lives, right?
Examples
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I help people overcome inner obstacles.
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At schools, principals try to eliminate the obstacles that can be experienced with the teachers.
Academic text (2011) -
We can see it's planned a path around the obstacle, just about.
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So the next obstacle is eating too often.
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I can see all obstacles in my way.
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Yes, there were a few obstacles, but all went fine.
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No matter the cost, no matter the obstacle, this was his destiny.
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What are the big obstacles to doing that, right?
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Many of the factors that contributed to it then continue to raise obstacles to organization today.
Academic text (1999) -
As some researchers have pointed out, there are many obstacles preventing teachers from using technology in classrooms.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.2
A situation that causes trouble and needs a solution
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2.4
A hard part of a task that needs extra effort or is not easy to understand
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5.1
A situation that stops progress or makes it hard to continue
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3.7
Something that stops or makes it hard to make progress
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4.8
Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
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3.8
An obstacle or problem you must overcome
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7.0
Something that stops or slows progress
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3.9
A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach
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4.1
Something that blocks a pipe or blood vessel and stops flow
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4.1
A problem you cannot get past
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5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
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4.6
A narrow place, like where lanes merge, that slows movement
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4.4
A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult
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3.2
A problem that slows progress in a project
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8.1
Something that makes life or an activity harder
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3.9
Something that stops a project or work from moving forward
Something that makes a task or journey harder
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.5
A race where people run and go over or through things that block the way like walls
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Etymology
Obstacle comes from Latin parts ob- 'against' and stare 'to stand', so it meant something that 'stands against' you. That's why an obstacle is something that blocks your way or makes it hard to reach a goal.