5
stoppage(noun, block, delay, continue, difficulty)
4
deadlock(noun, stop, halt, lapse, stoppage)
4
impasse(noun, stop, halt, jam, stoppage)
4
obstacle(noun, block, difficulty, jam, obstruction)
4
tie-up(noun, hold, delay, continue, strike)
3
blockage(noun, block, delay, strike, protest)
3
bottleneck(noun, delay, jam, deadlock, stalemate)
3
jam(noun, hold, movement, transport, block)
3
logjam(noun, line, jam, deadlock, stalemate)
3
stalemate(noun, stop, halt, stoppage, deadlock)
3
standstill(noun, stop, halt, delay, strike)
2
barrier(noun, block, difficulty, jam, obstacle)
2
congestion(noun, jam)
2
cool(verb, restrain, crush, halt, block)
2
cork(verb, cool, restrain, crush, halt)
2
freeze(noun, verb, restrain, halt, block)
2
halt(noun, verb, restrain, block, delay)
2
hindrance(noun, block, delay, difficulty, strike)
2
immobilization(noun, hold, delay, continue, strike)
2
impediment(noun, block, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction)
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