Meaning
- (noun) Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress “A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.”
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Obstacle contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with OBS
- obscene
- obscenely
- obscener
- obscenest
- obscenities
- obscenity
- obscure
- obscured
- obscurely
- obscurer
- obscures
- obscurest
- obscuring
- obscurities
- obscurity
- obsequies
- obsequious
- obsequiously
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Words ending with CLE
Words from these letters
- lactose
- locates
- ablest
- bleats
- bloats
- cables
- castle
- cleats
- closet
- cobalt
- locate
- oblate
- solace
- stable
- tables
- abets
- aloes
- altos
- ascot
- bales
- baste
- bates
- beast
- beats
- belts
- besot
- betas
- blast
- blats
- bleat
- blest
- bloat
- blocs
- blots
- boast
- boats
- bolas
- boles
- bolts
- cable
- caste
- cleat
- close
- clots
- coals
- coast
- coats
- colas
- colts
- cotes
- laces
- least
- lobes
- octal
- sable
- scale
- slate
- stale
- steal
Reader questions
What does Obstacle mean?
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
How many letters are in Obstacle?
Obstacle has 8 letters.
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