Synonyms and related words :
arrest, arrestation, arrestment, blockage, blocking, burdensome, check, clogging, closing up, closure, constriction, cramp, cumbersome, cumbrous, delay, detainment, detention, encumbering, fixation, foot-dragging, hindering, hindrance, holdback, holdup, impediment, impedimental, impeding, impeditive, inhibition, interference, interruption, let, negativism, nuisance value, obstruction, obstructionism, occlusion, onerous, opposition, oppressive, repression, resistance, restraint, restriction, retardation, retardment, setback, squeeze, stranglehold, stricture, suppression,