Synonyms of give a hard time

give a hard time

phrase

as in impede

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

If he would stop giving me a hard time about everything I do, I might get this project done on time.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impede
• hinder
• hamper
• embarrass
• hold back
• obstruct
• tie up
• handicap
• delay
• stymie
• block
• interfere (with)
• hold up
• cramp
• inhibit
• cramp one's style
• disrupt
• encumber
• hobble
• restrain
• clog
• shackle
• thwart
• fetter
• hog-tie
• constrain
• handcuff
• frustrate
• trammel
• short-circuit
• check
• tie
• manacle
• curb
• retain
• balk
• rein
• chain
• stifle
• retard
• bind
• tether
• halter
• leash
• strangle
• roadblock
• brake
• barricade
• baffle
• bog (down)
• choke
• confine
• sabotage
• arrest
• foil
• stump
• derail
• smother
• suffocate
• mire
• blockade
• muzzle
• repress
• suppress
• hedge (in)
• hem (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• help
• aid
• facilitate
• assist
• open
• clear
• make way
• free
• further
• release
• smooth
• encourage
• promote
• loosen
• unstop
• unplug
• unclog
• liberate
• untie

See More

• help
• aid
• facilitate
• assist
• open
• clear
• make way
• free
• further
• release
• smooth
• encourage
• promote
• loosen
• unstop
• unplug
• unclog
• liberate
• untie

See More