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View synonyms for obstructive
obstructive
[ uhb-struhk-tiv ]
adjective
- blocking a passage or view:
The scheme aimed to improve traffic circulation by removing obstructive parking.
- interrupting, hindering, or opposing the progress or course of some process:
This is an opportunity to share different viewpoints, so feel free to do so; but if disagreement becomes obstructive, we will not achieve our aims.
- Pathology. characterized by a blockage, as of an airway, blood vessel, duct, or other passage in the body:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder involving repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep.
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Other Words From
- ob·struc·tive·ly adverb
- ob·struc·tive·ness, ob·struc·tiv·i·ty [ob-struhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
- non·ob·struc·tive adjective
- non·ob·struc·tive·ly adverb
- non·ob·struc·tive·ness noun
- un·ob·struc·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obstructive1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin obstruct(us), past participle of obstruere ( obstruct ( def ) ), + -ive ( def )
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