Synonyms of hampering

hampering 1 of 3

adjective

as in blocking

Related Words

• blocking
• hindering
• impeding
• frustrating
• baffling
• retardant
• stalling
• thwarting
• negating
• nullifying
• neutralizing
• foiling
• deterring
• balking
• deterrent
• preventive
• prophylactic
• precautionary
• preventative

Dissimilar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• promoting
• encouraging
• smoothing
• abetting
• nurturing
• fostering
• easing
• forwarding
• furthering

hampering

2 of 3

noun

as in limit

Related Words

• limit
• restriction
• limitation
• curb
• restraint
• constraint
• shackle
• handcuff
• sympathy
• trammel
• fetter
• linkage
• union
• joint
• attachment
• affection
• manacle
• cement
• fastening
• fondness
• tie
• nexus
• yoke
• connection
• hookup
• cord
• tie-up
• bond
• link
• linkup
• knot
• ligature

Dissimilar Words

• separation
• parting
• disengaging
• detaching
• freedom
• liberation
• release
• emancipation
• untying
• unbinding
• unfettering
• unfastening

hampering

3 of 3

verb

present participle of hamper

as in hindering

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hindering
• impeding
• obstructing
• embarrassing
• handicapping
• inhibiting
• delaying
• blocking
• restraining
• stymieing
• constraining
• disrupting
• thwarting
• clogging
• interfering (with)
• cramping
• hobbling
• encumbering
• shackling
• handcuffing
• fettering
• frustrating
• tying
• stifling
• tying up
• holding back
• short-circuiting
• curbing
• binding
• retarding
• hog-tying
• manacling
• trammeling
• checking
• retaining
• strangling
• choking
• reining
• giving a hard time
• cramping one's style
• sabotaging
• balking
• baffling
• holding up
• braking
• confining
• arresting
• tethering
• barricading
• leashing
• blockading
• chaining
• derailing
• bogging (down)
• foiling
• suffocating
• smothering
• roadblocking
• haltering
• stumping
• miring
• repressing
• muzzling
• suppressing
• hedging (in)
• hemming (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• aiding
• assisting
• facilitating
• opening
• clearing
• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• promoting
• loosening
• encouraging
• furthering
• smoothing
• unclogging
• unplugging
• unstopping
• making way
• untying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hampering

Verb

Davis was unable to hear my questions, which required me to hold them up to the screen, hampering back-and-forth response. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Rescuers will use an extrication device and a helicopter, Fathur said, adding that there were no reports of people missing and no challenges hampering the search. — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Increasingly extreme weather has become a problem throughout Michigan, affecting not just residents but also insurance rates and electric utility companies, which have said that violent storms are hampering reliability and add to their bottom line. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Delays connecting new power plants to the grid are hampering progress. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Toub said the only scenario in which a rookie wouldn’t participate in special teams is because of an injury — such as the shoulder issue that’s currently hampering the Chiefs’ first-round draft pick, cornerback Mansoor Delane. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Gale-force winds were hampering aircraft from dumping water on the flames. — Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

What our clients most cited as the biggest constraints hampering development and dealmaking is approval timelines and permitting, narrowly ahead of construction costs and zoning restrictions. — Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026