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

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

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

Yet Cruz sees no time to waste, as non-revenue-generating sports continue to fold at universities big and small, hampering US competitiveness in Olympic sports. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Authorities divided the area into zones as rescue crews, including disaster response teams and sniffer dogs, searched the region for missing despite heavy rain hampering operations, Devamanohar, a local police official, told reporters. — ABC News, 8 July 2026