" encumbrance "

1: something that makes movement or progress difficult;

  * e.g., " ... without the encumbrance of a heavy backpack, I could sprint along the trail "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balk,

•  bar,

•  block,

•  chain,

•  clog,

•  cramp,

•  crimp,

•  deterrent,

•  drag,

•  embarrassment,

•  fetter,

•  handicap,

•  hindrance,

•  holdback,

•  hurdle,

•  impediment,

•  inhibition,

•  interference,

•  let,

•  manacle,

•  obstacle,

•  obstruction,

•  shackles,

•  stop,

•  stumbling block,

•  trammel

•  Antonyms : 

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