obstructed

ob·struct  (b-strkt, b-)

tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs

1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.

2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress. See Synonyms at hinder¹.

3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

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[Latin obstruere, obstrct- : ob-, against; see ob- + struere, to pile up; see ster-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ob·structer, ob·structor n.

ob·structive adj.

ob·structive·ly adv.

ob·structive·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

obstructed - shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice" closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" unobstructed - free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance; "an unobstructed view"