HOBBLE Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈhä-bəl

Definition of hobble

as in to impede

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

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as in to limp

to walk while favoring one leg I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

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hobble

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noun

as in let

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Recent Examples of hobble

Verb

Ukraine’s defenses have been hobbled in recent days by unexplained failures of the Starlink and Starshield satellite systems that are a crucial tool to protect civilians from incoming Russian missiles and drone attacks. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Reagan hobbled to a seat in the Yellow Oval Room, started to sit down and fell the rest of the way, collapsing into his chair. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Noun

In the video, Senior Corporal Edgar Morales was shot in the calf in the initial exchange, and is seen walking with a slight hobble afterward. — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023 The city said in its Thursday release that Chauvin knelt on her for several minutes, even after she had been restrained by a hobble. — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hobble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobble

Verb

The restrictions prohibit parking on streets in very high fire-hazard severity zones and require residents to keep roadways clear of obstacles that could impede fire apparatus or people evacuating during a fire.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Ukraine accused Washington of delaying the delivery of vital interceptor missiles and reported that a temporary disruption to the Starlink and Starshield satellite internet service impeded its ability to defend against Russian attacks.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of impede

Verb

Dali limped into the postgame press conference with a blank look on her face, seemingly still in disbelief over what had just happened.

— Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Marginal companies may limp along until insider support ends, and many could then shut down.

— Ivan Nikkhoo, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of limp

Noun

Davidson is coming off a bruising primary battle — that likely won’t help him, but may not be that big of a hindrance, Lyons said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Practical reasons also are common hindrances to leaving, one of which paradoxically concerns safety.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hindrance

Verb

Simmons, hampered by a leg injury after a QB draw in the fourth quarter, threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns on 23-of-43 accuracy.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Colonialism herded these Indigenous communities directly in the path of the bears’ ancient migration, and now hunting regulations hamper their ability to manage the population.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hamper

Noun

The statement said four members of the Bolsonaro family presented valid documentation and had no legal impediments to entering the country, despite the fact that Brazilian Justice had annulled their passports.

— Florencia Cabral, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
While several leaders in my survey described stagnant information flows as an impediment to responding to overlapping disruptions, a few also reported tackling internal communications as a way to deal with polycrisis.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of impediment

Verb

Spending weeks and months to build an AI strategy without testing hinders the ability to react.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Stocks historically tend to rally after the midterms anyway, but this time around, some were worried the solid run-up in the S&P 500 this year was going to potentially hinder those gains.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hinder

Noun

From forms of development of the productive forces these relations turn into their fetters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.

— Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026

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