13
obstruction(noun, block, delay, weakness, hindrance)
11
block(noun, verb, disorder, delay, curb)
10
impediment(noun, block, weakness, hindrance, obstacle)
10
jam(noun, block, hinder, hindrance, excess)
10
snag(noun, block, delay, difficulty, weakness)
8
congestion(noun, block, hindrance, jam, obstacle)
8
hindrance(noun, block, delay, weakness, hindrance)
7
barrier(noun, block, difficulty, weakness, burden)
7
blockage(noun, block, difficulty, weakness, burden)
6
bar(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
6
catch(noun, difficulty, weakness, hinder, burden)
6
clog(noun, verb, disorder, block, delay)
6
constriction
6
hitch(noun, delay, difficulty, weakness, burden)
6
obstacle(noun, block, difficulty, weakness, burden)
5
check(noun, verb, stop, control, disorder)
5
stop(noun, verb, hold, control, reduce)
5
stoppage(noun, delay, weakness, hindrance, jam)
5
strait(noun, difficulty, predicament, crisis)
4
delay(noun, verb, stop, control, reduce)
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