encountering obstacles Synonym

bastion, rampart, fortification, stronghold, defense, safeguard, protection, barrier, wall, embankment, parapet, redoubt, citadel, bastille, bulwark [x]

unfathomable, unintelligible, inscrutable, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, enigmatic, obscure, unclear, puzzling, mysterious, impenetrable, indecipherable, inexplicable, opaque, cryptic, confusing, arcane, abstruse, recondite, esoteric, mystifying, ungraspable, unexplainable, unaccountable, ununderstandable, unthinkable, inconceivable [x]

obstructing, hindering, impeding, stalling, stopping, preventing, thwarting, barricading, barring, intercepting, deterring, halting, stymieing, jamming, inhibiting, restraining, curbing, forestalling, precluding, prohibiting, averting, bottlenecking, clogging, cramping, encumbering, hampering, stifling, suppressing [x]

obstacles, hindrances, impediments, difficulties, challenges, hurdles, barriers, delays, drawbacks, complications, issues, problems, snags, interruptions, disruptions, reversals, misfortunes, adversities, troubles, pitfalls, stumbling blocks, roadblocks, detours, glitches, slowdowns, stoppages, obstructions, encumbrances, inconveniences, frustrations, defeats, failures, missteps, mishaps, blunders, errors, mistakes, lapses, slips, collapses, breakdowns, regressions, declines, downturns, slumps, demotions, degradations, demises, downfalls [x]

stubbornness, obstinacy, obduracy, inflexibility, rigidity, unmanageability, recalcitrance, willfulness, intransigence, immovability, mulishness, pertinacity, tenacity, doggedness, headstrongness, pigheadedness, indomitability, unyieldingness, adamance, resoluteness, determination, steadfastness, persistence, perseverance, relentlessness, inexorability, implacability, uncooperativeness, defiance, resistance, opposition, contrariness, perverseness, unruliness, disobedience, insubordination, rebelliousness, recalcitrancy, obstinateness, hardheadedness, bullheadedness, diehardness, unbendingness, unrelentingness, unshakeability, immovableness, inexorableness, implacableness [x]

repulse, drive away, fend off, ward off, push back, resist, deter, reject, rebuff, repudiate, spurn, shun, avoid, eschew, turn away, keep at bay, fight off, stave off, hold off, parry, deflect, dismiss, refuse, decline, dissuade, avert, prevent, obstruct, hinder, block, bar, stop, thwart, counter, oppose, confront, withstand, endure, bear, tolerate, abhor, loathe, detest, dislike, disdain, scorn, despise, abominate [x]

laziness, sluggishness, inactivity, lethargy, idleness, torpor, apathy, indolence, passivity, dormancy, stagnation, immobility, listlessness, languor, sloth, dullness, unresponsiveness, stillness, inaction, quiescence, torpidity, lack of energy, lack of movement, lack of activity, lack of motion, lack of dynamism, lack of initiative, lack of drive, lack of effort, lack of exertion, lack of enthusiasm, lack of interest, lack of motivation, lack of vigor, lack of vitality, lack of liveliness, lack of spirit, lack of zest, lack of animation, lack of briskness, lack of alacrity, lack of promptness, lack of readiness, lack of quickness, lack of swiftness, lack of speed, lack of rapidity, lack of haste [x]

block, hinder, impede, obstruct, thwart, frustrate, stall, prevent, hamper, foil, stop, check, curb, restrain, balk, stonewall, hold back, stifle, derail, counteract, forestall, preclude, arrest, deter, baffle, confound, perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, nonplus, disconcert, unsettle [x]

isolating, insulating, shielding, protecting, covering, wrapping, encasing, enveloping, blanketing, padding, lining, buffering, safeguarding, securing, defending, armoring, barricading, fortifying, cocooning, muffling, damping, deadening, soundproofing, heatproofing, weatherproofing, waterproofing, fireproofing, thermally protecting, acoustically protecting, electrically protecting, thermally insulating, acoustically insulating, electrically insulating, heat insulating, sound insulating, moisture insulating, vibration insulating, thermal shielding, acoustic shielding, electrical shielding, heat shielding, sound shielding, moisture shielding, vibration shielding, thermal protecting, acoustic protecting, electrical protecting, heat protecting, sound protecting, moisture protecting, vibration protecting [x]

demonstrations, objections, dissent, uprisings, rallies, marches, complaints, remonstrations, outcries, manifestations, resistances, revolts, insurrections, mutinies, upheavals, strikes, sit-ins, boycotts, pickets, walkouts, rebellions, disapprovals, grievances, oppositions, challenges, confrontations, disputes, outbursts, reactions, refusals, rejections, defiance, insubordination, noncompliance, disobedience, insurgence, insurgency, mutiny, revolution, insurrection, tumult, turmoil, unrest, agitation, disturbance, commotion, clamor, uproar, hullabaloo [x]

adversities, difficulties, challenges, trials, tribulations, struggles, obstacles, burdens, troubles, misfortunes, woes, setbacks, afflictions, predicaments, plights, ordeals, pains, sufferings, distresses, miseries, inconveniences, hindrances, impediments, hardships, strains, stresses, toils, grieves, sorrows, calamities [x]

struggling-with, wrestling-with, dealing-with, contending-with, battling-with, coping-with, tackling, confronting, facing, addressing, managing, handling, navigating, combating, fighting, engaging-with, working-through, coming-to-terms-with, enduring, persevering-through, grappling, wrestling, struggling, dealing, contending, battling, coping, engaging, coming-to-terms, persevering [x]

post, pillar, column, support, upright, prop, pole, beam, shaft, standard, buttress, brace, strut, newel, baluster, pilaster, pier, stilt, stud, mast, pylon, tower, framework, scaffold, girder, joist, rafter, stay, spar, truss, upright post, vertical support, stanchion post, support column, support pillar, support post, support beam, support pole, support shaft, support standard, support buttress, support brace, support strut, support newel, support baluster, support pilaster, support pier [x]

kämpfend mit, sich auseinandersetzend mit, sich abmühend mit, sich herumschlagend mit, sich raufend mit, sich abplagend mit, sich abquälend mit, sich abarbeitend an, sich abkämpfend mit, sich abmühend an, sich abquälend an, sich abplagend an, sich herumschlagend an, sich raufend an, sich auseinandersetzend an [x]

warding off, fending off, repelling, holding off, keeping away, preventing, averting, deterring, stopping, blocking, resisting, defending against, shielding from protecting against, thwarting, counter, parrying, staving off,, circumventing, dodging, el, escaping, evading, sidpping, shunning, steering clear of ducking, deflecting, divert, forestalling, precluding,ing, obstructing impeding, hindering, hampering, frustrating, nullifying, neutralizing, dissuading, disarming, disbanding, dispelling, dislodging, displacing, diverting [x]