Antonyms for obstructiveness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhb-struhkt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əbˈstrʌkt |
Definition of obstructiveness
Origin :- 1610s, a back-formation from obstruction or else from Latin obstructus, past participle of obstruere "to block, to stop up" (see obstruction). Related: Obstructed; obstructing.
- As in opposition : noun obstruction, antagonism
- As in polarity : noun opposition
- Two valuable days, however, had been lost by their obstructiveness.
- Extract from : « By Canoe and Dog-Train » by Egerton Ryerson Young
- Several critics of democracy have accused it not only of rash iconoclasm, but of obstinate conservatism and obstructiveness.
- Extract from : « Outspoken Essays » by William Ralph Inge
- Sechele, Sekomi, and Lechulatebe owed their lives to his clemency; and the latter might have paid dearly for his obstructiveness.
- Extract from : « Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa » by David Livingstone
Synonyms for obstructiveness
- action
- antagonism
- antinomy
- antithesis
- aversion
- brush
- civil disobedience
- clash
- combat
- competition
- con
- conflict
- confronting
- contention
- contest
- contradiction
- contradistinction
- contraposition
- contrariety
- contrariness
- counteraction
- counterattack
- defense
- defiance
- disapproval
- duel
- encounter
- engagement
- fray
- grapple
- hostility
- negativism
- obstructiveness
- opposure
- oppugnancy
- prevention
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resistance
- rivalry
- skirmish
- strife
- struggle
- unfriendliness
- violation
- war
- warfare
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