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hinders

verb , present tense third-person singular of hinder

Synonyms and Antonyms of hinders

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 hinders

clogs, cramps, embarrasses, encumbers, fetters, hampers, handcuffs, handicaps, hobbles, hog-ties, holds back, holds up, impedes, inhibits, interferes (with), manacles, obstructs, shackles, short-circuits, stymies, ties up, trammels

Words Related to hinders

balks, checks, constrains, curbs, reins, restrains

binds, chains, halters, leashes, tethers, ties

arrests, brakes, delays, retains, retards

barricades, blockades, blocks, roadblocks

bogs (down), mires

chokes, smothers, stifles, strangles, suffocates

baffles, foils, frustrates, stumps, thwarts

derails, disrupts, sabotages

muzzles, represses, suppresses

confines, hedges (in), hems (in)

Phrases Synonymous with hinders

cramps one's style, gives a hard time

Near Antonyms of hinders

clears, makes way, opens, unclogs, unplugs, unstops

frees, liberates, releases, unties

loosens, smooths (also smoothes)

encourages, furthers, promotes

Antonyms of hinders

aids, assists, facilitates, helps

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