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obstructed

obstructed is the simple past and past participle of obstruct.

Meaning of obstruct

Verb

obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)

  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
    Synonyms:
    block
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
    • They obstructed my progress.
  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Forms of obstructed

comparativemore obstructed
superlativemost obstructed

Words formed from obstructed

Questions about obstructed

What is obstructed the simple past and past participle of?
Obstructed is the simple past and past participle of obstruct.

Words near obstructed in the dictionary

  1. obstruct
  2. obstruct the field
  3. obstructable
  4. obstructant
  5. obstructants
  6. obstructed
  7. obstructedly
  8. obstructedness
  9. obstructer
  10. obstructers
  11. obstructible

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obstructed (page history and authors); obstruct (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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