obstacle

Nouns

  • (n) something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
    • lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement
    • the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education
    • the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
    obstruction,
  • (n) an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

Synonyms

obstruction

Words of close approximity

obstacle race