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foreclose vs obstruct

obstruct vs foreclose

foreclose and obstruct both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreclose No No Yes No
obstruct No No Yes No
As verbs, obstruct is a hyponym of foreclose; that is, obstruct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foreclose:
  • foreclose: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • obstruct: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Other hyponyms of foreclose include inhibit, make unnecessary, save, avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off, block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, stymie, stymy, baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, block, halt, kibosh, stop.
foreclose (verb) obstruct (verb)
subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage block passage through
keep from happening or arising; make impossible shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Difference between foreclose and obstruct

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