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hobble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hobble

1 to create difficulty for the work or activity of
  • we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping
Synonyms of hobble

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

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 hobble

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

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

free, liberate, release, untie

loosen, smooth

encourage, further, promote
Antonyms of hobble

aid, assist, facilitate, help
2 to walk while favoring one leg
  • I hobbled home with a twisted ankle
Synonyms of hobble

halt, limp
Words Related to hobble

hitch

blunder, falter, flounder, lurch, shamble, shuffle, stagger, stumble, teeter, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)

dodder
Near Antonyms of hobble

breeze, glide, sail
Antonyms of hobble

stride

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