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given a hard time

phrase , past participle of give a hard time

Synonyms and Antonyms of given a hard time

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 of given a hard time

clogged, cramped, 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 given a hard time

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 given a hard time

cramped one's style

Near Antonyms of given a hard time

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

freed, liberated, released, untied

loosened, smoothed

encouraged, furthered, promoted

Antonyms of given a hard time

aided, assisted, facilitated, helped

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