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cramped

verb , past tense of cramp

Synonyms and Antonyms of cramped

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

having to constantly entertain guests at the summer cottage was really cramping my writing efforts

Synonyms of cramped

clogged, embarrassed, encumbered, fettered, hampered, handcuffed, handicapped, held back, held up, hindered, hobbled, hog-tied, impeded, inhibited, interfered (with), manacled, obstructed, shackled, short-circuited, stymied, tied up, trammeled (or trammelled)

Words Related to cramped

balked, checked, constrained, curbed, reined, restrained

bound, chained, haltered, leashed, tethered, tied

arrested, braked, delayed, retained, retarded

barricaded, blockaded, blocked, roadblocked

bogged (down), mired

choked, smothered, stifled, strangled, suffocated

baffled, foiled, frustrated, stumped, thwarted

derailed, disrupted, sabotaged

muzzled, repressed, suppressed

confined, hedged (in), hemmed (in)

Phrases Synonymous with cramped

cramped one's style, gave a hard time

Near Antonyms of cramped

cleared, made way, opened, unclogged, unplugged, unstopped

freed, liberated, released, untied

loosened, smoothed

encouraged, furthered, promoted

Antonyms of cramped

aided, assisted, facilitated, helped

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