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barriers

NOUN

obstruction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barricade blockade boundary fence hurdle impediment limit obstacle railing roadblock wall

STRONG

bar bound confines curtain ditch enclosure fortification gully moat palisade rampart stop trench

WEAK

blank wall pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assistance help opening

STRONG

open

NOUN

obstruction to goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

difficulty drawback hindrance hurdle impediment obstacle restraint restriction stumbling block

STRONG

bar check encumbrance limitation preventive

WEAK

pale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit freedom help

WEAK

opening

Example Sentences

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Huawei Technologies developed a workaround to produce chips on par with leading global companies by 2031, aiming to overcome U.S. tech barriers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The strategy could help these cells overcome the protective barriers many tumors use to avoid being destroyed.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

He had been in command of an operation to clear barriers set up by anti-government protesters aimed at slowing the flow of goods into the administrative capital, La Paz, and nearby El Alto.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Instead, he immediately connected the violence to his broader vision of a more securitized presidential space — one built around controlled environments, physical barriers and visible protection systems.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Diffusion was slower in Africa and especially in the Americas, because of those continents’ north-south major axes and geographic and ecological barriers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond