HURDLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HURDLE?

Need another word that means the same as “hurdle”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “hurdle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hurdle” are: vault, obstacle, difficulty, problem, barrier, bar, snag, stumbling block, impediment, obstruction, complication, handicap, hindrance, fence, jump, barricade, railing, rail, wall, hedge, hedgerow, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, spring over, bound over, sail over, clear

Hurdle as a Noun

Definitions of "Hurdle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hurdle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of jumping over an obstacle.
• A frame on which traitors were dragged to execution.
• A portable rectangular frame strengthened with withies or wooden bars, used as a temporary fence.
• A hurdle race.
• An obstacle that you are expected to overcome.
• A light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races.
• One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.
• A horse race over a series of hurdles.
• A problem or difficulty that must be overcome.

Synonyms of "Hurdle" as a noun (21 Words)

bar	Barristers collectively. He bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar.
barricade	A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. The police action led to riots with hundreds of demonstrators building barricades and burning vehicles.
barrier	Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access. The mountain barrier between Norway and Sweden.
complication	The act or process of complicating. To add further complication English speakers use a different name.
difficulty	A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result. They agreed about the difficulty of the climb.
fence	A person who deals in stolen goods.
handicap	A race or contest in which a handicap is imposed. He plays off a handicap of 10.
hedge	A fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. Index linked gilts are a useful hedge against inflation.
hedgerow	A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.
hindrance	A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. A hindrance to the development process.
impediment	A hindrance or obstruction in doing something. A serious impediment to scientific progress.
jump	An obstacle to be jumped especially by a horse and rider in an equestrian competition. The horse made a nonsense of the second jump.
obstacle	Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted. Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one s advancement.
obstruction	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. He was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.
problem	A thing that is difficult to achieve. A problem family.
rail	A steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track. A curtain rail.
railing	A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. Wrought iron railings.
snag	A rent or tear in fabric caused by a snag. She had snags in her stockings.
stumbling block	An unintentional but embarrassing blunder.
vault	An arched brick or stone ceiling or roof. A Gothic ribbed vault.
wall	Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect. He curled a free kick around the wall for a late equalizer.

Usage Examples of "Hurdle" as a noun

• Many would like to emigrate to the United States, but face formidable hurdles.
• The last hurdle before graduation.
• The 100 m hurdles.
• A handicap hurdle.
• A hurdle race.

Hurdle as a Verb

Definitions of "Hurdle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hurdle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Take part in a hurdle race.
• Enclose or fence off with hurdles.
• Jump over (a hurdle or other obstacle) while running.
• Jump a hurdle.

Synonyms of "Hurdle" as a verb (11 Words)

bound over	Spring back; spring away from an impact.
clear	Clear from impurities blemishes pollution etc. I would hope to clear 50 000 profit from each match.
jump	Cause to jump or leap. He jumped twenty five feet to the ground.
jump over	Run off or leave the rails.
leap	Move forward by leaps and bounds. Peter leapt the last few stairs.
leap over	Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.
leapfrog	Progress by large jumps instead of small increments. Attempts to leapfrog the barriers of class.
sail over	Traverse or travel on (a body of water.
skip	Cause to skip over a surface. She skipped her home amid rumours of a romance.
skip over	Cause to skip over a surface.
spring over	Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly.

Usage Examples of "Hurdle" as a verb

• All 450 runners had hurdled the barriers.
• A maze of individual hurdled pens.
• This gelding hurdled fluently.

Associations of "Hurdle" (30 Words)

barricade	Block or defend with a barricade. They barricaded the building and occupied it all night.
barrier	Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access. The cultural barriers to economic growth.
deceleration	The act of decelerating; decreasing the speed. The deceleration of the arms race.
deterrent	A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something. Britain s nuclear deterrent.
difficulty	A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one’s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome. Guy had no difficulty in making friends.
disrupt	Make a break in. If an explosion of volcanic steam had formed the crater the blast from below would have disrupted the underlying rock.
distraction	An obstacle to attention. The firm found passenger travel a distraction from the main business of moving freight.
hie	Go quickly. I hied me to a winehouse.
hinderance	The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.
hindrance	The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding. A hindrance to the development process.
hustle	Pressure or urge someone into an action. The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater.
impassable	Impossible to travel along or over. The narrow channels are impassable to ocean going ships.
impediment	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. A serious impediment to scientific progress.
inconvenience	To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. The inconveniences of life in a remote city.
insuperable	(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome. Insuperable heroes.
insupportable	Unable to be endured; intolerable. The heat was insupportable.
jump	An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one s legs and feet. Gordon jumped to my defence.
might	Used tentatively to ask permission or to express a polite request. Might I just ask one question.
obstacle	An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented. Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one s advancement.
obstruction	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. The tractor hit an obstruction.
pitfall	A trap in the form of a concealed hole. The pitfalls of buying goods at public auctions.
puissance	Great power, influence, or prowess. The puissance of the labor vote.
retardation	Any agent that retards or delays or hinders. The goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression.
rush	Cause to move fast or to rush or race. How much did they rush you for this heap.
slowdown	The act of slowing down or falling behind. The drop in earnings was due to an extreme economic slowdown.
snag	A rent or tear in fabric caused by a snag. Thorns snagged his sweater.
sprint	Run very fast, usually for a short distance. A sprint planning session.
stumble	Miss a step and fall or nearly fall. He parodied my groping stumble across the stage.
stutter	A tendency to stutter while speaking. A machine gun shattered the quiet with its explosive stutter.