Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

embolus, embolism [Med.]; infarct [Med.]; interruption, interception, interclusion†; hindrance, impedition†; retardment†, retardation; embarrassment, oppilation†; coarctation†, stricture, restriction; restraint &c 751; inhibition &c 761; blockade &c (closure) 261. interference, interposition; obtrusion; discouragement, discountenance. impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag†; check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil. bar, stile, barrier; [barrier to vehicles] turnstile, turnpike; gate, portcullis. beaver dam; trocha†; barricade &c (defense) 717; wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne†; bulkhead, block, buffer; stopper &c 263; boom, dam, weir, burrock†. drawback, objection; stumbling-block, stumbling-stone; lion in the path, snag; snags and sawyers. encumbrance, incumbrance†; clog, skid, shoe, spoke; drag, drag chain, drag weight; stay, stop; preventive, prophylactic; load, burden, fardel†, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta; dead weight; lumber, pack; nightmare, Ephialtes†, incubus, old man of the sea; remora. difficulty &c 704; insuperable &c 471; obstacle; estoppel [Law]; ill wind; head wind &c (opposition) 708; trammel, tether &c (means of restraint) 752; hold back, counterpoise. [person who hinders] damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy; party pooper [Coll.]; party crasher, interloper. trail of a red herring; opponent &c 710. V. hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite†, embarrass. keep off, stave off, ward off; obviate; avert, antevert†; turn aside, draw off, prevent, forefend, nip in the bud; retard, slacken, check, let; counteract, countercheck†; preclude, debar, foreclose, estop [Law]; inhibit &c 761; shackle &c (restrain) 751; restrict. obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock; block, block up; choke off; belay, barricade; block the way, bar the way, stop the way; forelay†; dam up &c (close) 261; put on the brake &c n.; scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel; put a stop to &c 142; traverse, contravene; interrupt, intercept; oppose &c 708; hedge in, hedge round; cut off; inerclude†. interpose, interfere, intermeddle &c 682. cramp, hamper; clog, clog the wheels; cumber; encumber, incumber; handicap; choke; saddle with, load with; overload, lay; lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience; incommode, discommode; discompose; hustle, corner, drive into a corner. run foul of, fall foul of; cross the path of, break in upon. thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil; faze, feaze†, feeze [U.S.]; baffle, snub, override, circumvent; defeat &c 731; spike guns &c (render useless) 645; spoil, mar, clip the wings of; cripple &c (injure) 659; put an extinguisher on; damp; dishearten &c (dissuade) 616; discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport; lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on; cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine; be in the way of, stand in the way of; act as a drag; hang like a millstone round one's neck. Adj. hindering &c v.; obstructive, obstruent†; impeditive†, impedient†; intercipient†; prophylactic &c (remedial) 662; impedimentary. in the way of, unfavorable; onerous, burdensome; cumbrous, cumbersome; obtrusive. hindered &c v.; windbound†, waterlogged, heavy laden; hard pressed. unassisted &c (assist) &c 707; single-handed, alone; deserted &c 624. Phr. occurrent nubes [Lat.].