filibuster

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

a prolonged speech used to delay or obstruct legislative action

In a sentence

Filibuster in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing filibuster in a sentence.

The senator launched a filibuster to prevent the bill from coming to a vote.

Synonyms

obstructionstonewallingdelay

Antonyms

expeditionfacilitation

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Filibuster (noun) means a prolonged speech used to delay or obstruct legislative action

Here is filibuster used in an example sentence: "The senator launched a filibuster to prevent the bill from coming to a vote."

Common synonyms for filibuster include obstruction, stonewalling, delay.

Antonyms of filibuster include expedition, facilitation.

Filibuster is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.