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Synonyms for hurdle
ˈhɜr dlhur·dle

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hurdlenoun

    a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

    Synonyms:
    vault

  2. hurdlenoun

    an obstacle that you are expected to overcome

    "the last hurdle before graduation"

    Synonyms:
    vault

  3. vault, hurdleverb

    the act of jumping over an obstacle

    Synonyms:
    vault, bank vault, burial vault

  4. hurdleverb

    jump a hurdle

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  1. List of paraphrases for "hurdle":

    obstacle, barrier, impediment, hindrance, horde, fence

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#7079barrier
#8175fence
#9567vault
#13753horde
#16523obstacle
#25605hurdle
#38554impediment
#44966hindrance

How to use hurdle in a sentence?

  1. Kyle Philips:

    We should have expected it, ‘cause he’s always trying to hurdle someone, you know? but then he actually cleared the guy. The whole sideline went insane just ’cause it finally happened. We’ve been waiting for it to happen. He’s been trying so long.

  2. Tom Millar:

    In 2012 everybody realized that the biggest hurdle to elimination was the fact that we only had about 50 percent of the data required.

  3. Masaki Kuwahara:

    However, it will be difficult to implement such a policy anytime soon and the hurdle is high if you attempt to force it under Japan's traditional labor system, which is based on the lifetime employment and seniority-based wage system.

  4. Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari:

    Not only Japan but also other member nations share a view that TPA is an essential condition for the TPP agreement. I would like President Obama to make the utmost effort, it is very high hurdle to reach an agreement to Japan-the U.S. trade talks unless we see clarity on the prospect for TPA bill.

  5. Michael Grandner:

    It may take a few weeks of getting used to, but once they get over that hurdle most patients say it literally changes their life, it gives them more energy during the day, so a lot of them are finally able to exercise, eat better, and really get healthier overall.


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