Roadblock

Quick meaning: Roadblock is a noun meaning Something that blocks or obstructs a road.

Meaning

Something that blocks or obstructs a road.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) An obstacle or impediment.
2. (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To prevent, to hinder.

Example Sentences

to hit roadblocks

America’s jobs recovery hit a major roadblock in August as the Delta variant threatened the labor market recovery, and the US economy added far fewer jobs than expected.

Transgender people face roadblocks in accessing healthcare, and it’s not going away even after archaic rules denying healthcare access to transgender people are lifted and more of us become insured.

[…] let’s get back to Earl, who had run into a roadblock in his desire to administer wedgies. As it turns out, underpants didn’t exist in the 18th century and without underpants, the whole wedgie business becomes a problem.

Word Forms

• roadblocks
• roadblocking
• roadblocked

Synonyms for roadblock

Depending on context, synonyms include bar, drag, barrier, hindrance, impediment, obstruction.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include barrier, barricade, obstruction, obstacle, hindrance, impediment.

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