Synonyms of hinders

hinders

verb

present tense third-person singular of hinder

as in impedes

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

• impedes
• hampers
• obstructs
• embarrasses
• inhibits
• handicaps
• stymies
• short-circuits
• blocks
• encumbers
• disrupts
• restrains
• interferes (with)
• delays
• constrains
• hobbles
• cramps
• clogs
• thwarts
• frustrates
• fetters
• trammels
• shackles
• ties up
• holds back
• stifles
• handcuffs
• hog-ties
• binds
• ties
• gives a hard time
• curbs
• cramps one's style
• retards
• manacles
• reins
• retains
• balks
• strangles
• chains
• holds up
• sabotages
• brakes
• checks
• tethers
• baffles
• derails
• chokes
• roadblocks
• arrests
• smothers
• suffocates
• bogs (down)
• confines
• represses
• barricades
• blockades
• leashes
• foils
• suppresses
• mires
• halters
• stumps
• hedges (in)
• muzzles
• hems (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• facilitates
• aids
• assists
• opens
• clears
• frees
• liberates
• encourages
• promotes
• releases
• unties
• loosens
• smooths
• smoothes
• furthers
• unplugs
• unclogs
• makes way
• unstops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hinders

Officials have argued the government shutdown hinders the Department of Agriculture's ability to distribute additional dollars. —Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025

Inertia hinders many consumers from seeking out higher rates. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025

At the same time, the Administration has put pressure on tech firms to take down activity that hinders its agenda. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025

In addition to delivering high-quality search results, this method hinders search-engine cheating; artificially boosting your web page by putting up a thousand pages linking to it won’t accomplish much if those pages have low status. —Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025

This hinders the seamless experience essential for mass EV adoption. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025

That kind of overload hinders change and makes future efforts more challenging. —Daniel Schmeltz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025

Government involvement in markets hinders competition and makes firms preoccupied with managing their relationships with officials rather than devoting energy and resources to improving their products. —Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

The presence of Jupiter or Venus in the sky actually hinders your attempt to adapt to the darkness. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025