Synonyms of handicapping

handicapping

verb

present participle of handicap

as in hampering

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handicapping

Paul stressed that James wasn’t currently handicapping any teams after James and the Lakers mutually parted aways following eight seasons. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Who else was astute enough to recognize the potential of a Sun Devil when handicapping hypothetical mascot fights? — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Because no one knows with clarity how things will proceed from here, handicapping the market becomes an exercise in watching for extreme conditions to develop that price in enough potential economic disruption to generate a cushion against further downside surprises. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026