overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

obstruct.

To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əbˈstɹʌkt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/əbˈstɹɐkt/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.

  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.

    They obstructed my progress.
  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Where this word comes from

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

obstruct has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

obstruct studioobstruct workshello, obstruct

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.