as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
made a survey of all the hindrances to wheelchair access, such as curbs and stairs
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Recent Examples of hindrance
In our experience, this system has been a hindrance to speeding software delivery, rather than an enabler.
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Lisa Umberger, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Then there’s Paula Prentiss, who defies being tall (treated as a major hindrance) to fall for also very tall Jim Hutton.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
And then the flexibility that initially seemed like a positive can swiftly become a hindrance.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 July 2025
But Davidson suggested the veteran will be more of a help than a hindrance.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Lisa Umberger, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Then there’s Paula Prentiss, who defies being tall (treated as a major hindrance) to fall for also very tall Jim Hutton.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
And then the flexibility that initially seemed like a positive can swiftly become a hindrance.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 July 2025
But Davidson suggested the veteran will be more of a help than a hindrance.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hindrance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hindrance
Noun
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No matter how hard life got, no matter the obstacles, those 3 words got me through it all.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Over the past few years, the unchecked expansion of solar farms, heavily subsidized by the federal government and fueled by foreign adversaries like China, has proved a serious obstacle for new farmers.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The streamlined financial framework is especially attractive to globally mobile entrepreneurs and internationally minded individuals, removing many of the logistical and bureaucratic hurdles that single-nationality status can present.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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High school students were eventually dismissed for the day because of the logistical hurdle of providing lunch for the nearly 1,400 students off-site, and Siergrist students and staff were allowed back into their building after first responders confirmed the building was safe, Hulett said.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Guevara, who came to the US from El Salvador in 2004, was charged with improperly entering a pedestrian roadway, obstruction of law enforcement officers and unlawful assembly.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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He has since been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing and assault, according to the NYPD.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first was a 38-30 decision at Tennessee in 2018, a game that paid GSU $950,000. $1.6 Million: Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin The RedHawks’ previous trip to Madison in 2015 resulted in a 58-0 embarrassment.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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One could be forgiven for regarding it as a trial or even a punishment; at best a mild embarrassment, at worst a scarring disaster.—
Book Marks
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hindrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hindrance. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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