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Obstruct vs Anticompetitive - What's the difference?

obstruct | anticompetitive |

As a verb obstruct

is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle see synonyms at block.

As an adjective anticompetitive is

acting to hinder or obstruct competition.

obstruct

English

Verb

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

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    anticompetitive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting to hinder or obstruct competition
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 24, author=Steve Lohr, title=A Software Maker Goes Up Against Microsoft, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=And he sees no evidence of any anticompetitive impact. }}

    Derived terms

    * anticompetitively * anticompetitiveness