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hinder

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hinder

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part

  • the animal's case of mange was especially bad in its hinder parts
Synonyms of hinder

aft, after, back, hind, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward
Words Related to hinder

dorsal
Near Antonyms of hinder

ventral
Antonyms of hinder

anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal

hinder

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hinder

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

  • was not hindered by a lack of money because she could use what food she had on hand
Synonyms of hinder

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel
Words Related to hinder

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)
Phrases Synonymous with hinder

cramp oneʼs style, give a hard time
Near Antonyms of hinder

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

loosen, smooth

encourage, further, promote
Antonyms of hinder

aid, assist, facilitate, help

Synonym Discussion of hinder

hinder, impede, obstruct, block mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. hinder stresses causing harmful or annoying delay or interference with progress.
    • rain hindered the climb
impede implies making forward progress difficult by clogging, hampering, or fettering.
    • tight clothing that impedes movement
obstruct implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the sometimes intentional placing of obstacles in the way.
    • the view was obstructed by billboards
block implies complete obstruction to passage or progress.
    • a landslide blocked the road

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