obstructionismnoun [ U ]
uk/əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/us/əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/formal disapprovingthe act of intentionally stopping or slowing down an official process
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
- awkward
- awkwardly
- deterrent
- foot
- it's every man for himself idiom
- man
- obstructive
- passive-aggressive
- pre-emptive
- stifling
- stultifying
- uncooperative
- under your feet idiom
- unhelpful
obstructionist
adjective uk/əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪst/us/əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪst/
obstructionist policies/tactics