Synonyms of hindering

hindering 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocking

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

hindering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hinder

as in hampering

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hindering

Verb

The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The charges are hindering proceedings by disorderly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor, and disrupting a meeting or procession, a Class B misdemeanor. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

Modern electric door handles can fail in a crash if the electrical system is disabled, and mechanical backups are often hidden or complex, hindering escape for occupants or rescuers. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

His mother, Rachel Moser, 56, was charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive, obstruction, abuse of a corpse and conspiracy. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Rachel Moser is charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering of evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Rachel Moser, 56, has been charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice. — David K. Li, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Watts was also hindering the healing process by being insensitive and self-centered, friends say. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

One defendant, who is the father of a student, is accused of tampering with evidence and hindering the investigation. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026