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Prohibitive vs Obstacle - What's the difference?

prohibitive | obstacle |

As nouns the difference between prohibitive and obstacle

is that prohibitive is (linguistics) negative imperative while obstacle is something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress.

As an adjective prohibitive

is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

prohibitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
    • Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.
  • Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
    • I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) negative imperative

    • obstacle

    English

    (Obstacle course)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
    • A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese.

    Synonyms

    * impediment * hindrance * hurdle * See also