" bottleneck "

1: as in tight, close;

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  compressed,

•  condensed,

•  constricted,

•  contracted,

•  squeezed,

•  tight,

•  tightened,

•  attenuate,

•  attenuated,

•  elongate,

•  linear,

•  lanky,

•  rangy,

•  reedy,

•  shoestring,

•  spindly,

•  stalky,

•  stringy,

•  twiggy,

•  willowy,

•  wispy,

•  fine,

•  hairline,

•  narrow,

•  needlelike,

•  paper-thin,

•  skinny,

•  slender,

•  slim,

•  slim-jim,

•  thin,

•  ultrathin,

•  lank,

•  spare

•  Antonyms : 

•  broad,

•  fat,

•  wide,

•  chunky,

•  squat,

•  stocky,

•  stumpy,

•  thick,

•  thickset,

•  bulky,

•  massive,

•  voluminous,

•  thickish,

•  widish

1: as in impede, hinder;

•  Synonyms : 

•  baffle,

•  balk,

•  block,

•  blockade,

•  clog,

•  dam,

•  detain,

•  hinder,

•  hold,

•  hold back,

•  impede,

•  obstruct,

•  snag,

•  stem,

•  arrest,

•  bring up,

•  catch,

•  check,

•  draw up,

•  fetch up,

•  halt,

•  hold up,

•  pull up,

•  stall,

•  stay,

•  still,

•  stop,

•  conclude,

•  cut off,

•  end,

•  terminate,

•  call,

•  discontinue,

•  suspend,

•  choke off,

•  rein (in),

•  repress,

•  squash,

•  squelch,

•  stanch,

•  stunt,

•  suppress,

•  turn back

•  Antonyms : 

•  carry on,

•  continue,

•  follow through (with),

•  keep (on),

•  keep up,

•  persist,

•  run on,

•  advance,

•  fare,

•  go along,

•  march,

•  move,

•  proceed,

•  progress,

•  wend,

•  actuate,

•  budge,

•  drive,

•  goad,

•  impel,

•  propel,

•  push,

•  spur,

•  stir

1: a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement;

  * e.g., " ... a bottleneck inevitably forms at the start of a construction zone when the highway narrows from three to two lanes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backup,

•  jam,

•  jam-up,

•  logjam,

•  snarl,

•  tailback,

•  tie-up

•  Antonyms : 

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