Synonyms and antonyms of Things that make things difficult in American Thesaurus

problem (noun)

something that causes trouble or difficulty

obstacle (noun)

a difficulty or problem that prevents you from achieving something

complication (noun)

something that makes a process or activity more difficult to do, deal with, or understand

barrier (noun)

anything that prevents progress or makes it difficult for someone to achieve something

barrier (noun)

something that prevents people from communicating, working together, etc.

embarrassment (noun)

someone or something that causes problems for an organization or politician

brake (noun)

an action or a situation that prevents something from developing or making progress

drag (noun)

something that makes something else develop or progress more slowly

inconvenience (noun)

an annoying problem or situation, especially one that forces you to make an extra effort to do something

predicament (noun)

a difficult or unpleasant situation that is not easy to get out of

bar (noun)

something that prevents another thing from happening

block (noun)

something that stops movement through a place or along something

block (noun)

something that stops you from doing something or being successful

bottleneck (noun)

a specific problem in part of a process, that causes delays to the whole process

dealbreaker (noun)

a factor or problem that will prevent someone from agreeing to something, doing something, or buying a particular product

disruption (noun)

a problem or action that interrupts something and prevents it from continuing

encumbrance (noun)

formal something that prevents you from moving normally or from doing what you want to do

hang-up (noun)

informalAmerican a problem that causes a delay or difficulty

hassle (noun)

informal a situation that causes problems for you or that annoys you very much

hindrance (noun)

something that delays or prevents progress

hurdle (noun)

one of several problems that you must solve before you can do something successfully

impediment (noun)

formal something that makes it more difficult for someone to do something or more difficult for something to happen

intrusion (noun)

something that interrupts a peaceful situation or a private event

millstone (noun)

a problem or responsibility that prevents you from making progress or doing what you want to do

mist (noun)

literary something that makes it difficult for you to see

obstacle (noun)

an object that you must remove or go around in order to move forward

obstruction (noun)

something that blocks a path, passage, door, etc. so that it is difficult or impossible for someone or something to move along or through it

red tape (noun)

documents, rules, or processes that cause delays

reversal (noun)

a problem, difficulty, or failure that prevents you from being successful

roadblock (noun)

informal something that stops someone from making progress

setback (noun)

a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse

snafu (noun)

Americaninformal a mistake or a problem that prevents you from finishing something

snarl-up (noun)

a situation in which a project is prevented from continuing

speed bump (noun)

informal something that makes progress slower

sticking point (noun)

something that people cannot agree on and that stops them from continuing with a discussion

stumbling block (noun)

a difficulty that causes mistakes or prevents progress

tie-up (noun)

American a situation where something cannot move, make progress, or work normally