11
obstacles(noun, hindrances)
8
impediments(noun, hindrances)
6
barricades(noun, defenses)
6
fences(noun, blocks, bars, borders, shelters)
6
hindrances(noun, hindrances)
6
hurdles(noun, hindrances)
6
obstructions(noun, hindrances)
5
bars(noun, reserves, blocks, bugs, jams)
5
blocks(noun, hindrances)
5
handicaps(noun, hindrances)
5
shields(noun, defenses, shades)
4
blockades(noun, hindrances)
4
blockages(noun, reserves, hindrances, blocks, jams)
4
buffers(noun, defenses, barricades, bumpers, reinforcements)
4
dams(noun, hindrances)
4
disadvantages(noun, hindrances)
4
enclosures(noun, blocks, bars, borders, shelters)
4
safeguards(noun, defenses)
4
screens(noun, defenses, shades)
4
snags(noun, hindrances)
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