Synonyms of hobble

hobble 1 of 2

verb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impede
• hinder
• hamper
• embarrass
• obstruct
• handicap
• stymie
• inhibit
• cramp
• restrain
• handcuff
• block
• disrupt
• encumber
• tie up
• delay
• shackle
• fetter
• interfere (with)
• hog-tie
• constrain
• clog
• thwart
• hold back
• trammel
• tie
• stifle
• frustrate
• curb
• rein
• short-circuit
• manacle
• bind
• check
• give a hard time
• balk
• strangle
• retard
• brake
• hold up
• cramp one's style
• retain
• tether
• choke
• leash
• barricade
• confine
• derail
• chain
• arrest
• blockade
• sabotage
• smother
• bog (down)
• suffocate
• mire
• stump
• halter
• roadblock
• baffle
• foil
• repress
• muzzle
• suppress
• hem (in)
• hedge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• help
• assist
• facilitate
• aid
• open
• liberate
• clear
• make way
• free
• release
• encourage
• loosen
• untie
• promote
• unclog
• unplug
• unstop
• further
• smooth

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• help
• assist
• facilitate
• aid
• open
• liberate
• clear
• make way
• free
• release
• encourage
• loosen
• untie
• promote
• unclog
• unplug
• unstop
• further
• smooth

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2

as in to limp

to walk while favoring one leg

I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limp
• halt
• stumble
• shuffle
• stagger
• totter
• falter
• shamble
• lurch
• wabble
• waver
• flounder
• hitch
• blunder
• wobble
• teeter
• dodder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breeze
• stride
• sail
• glide

• breeze
• stride
• sail
• glide

hobble

2 of 2

noun

as in let

Synonyms & Similar Words

• let
• hindrance
• impediment
• fetter
• interference
• obstacle
• curb
• stop
• clog
• hurdle
• roadblock
• handicap
• obstruction
• encumbrance
• embarrassment
• manacle
• snag
• trammel
• chain
• drag
• block
• deterrent
• inhibition
• stumbling block
• crimp
• shackle(s)
• restraint
• constraint
• pale
• cushion
• dam
• fence
• barrier
• barricade
• hedge
• paling
• bumper
• bulwark
• rampart
• fender
• buffer
• wall
• pad
• bar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• door
• entry
• entrance
• gate
• doorway
• portal
• break
• pass
• entryway
• entranceway
• gap

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• door
• entry
• entrance
• gate
• doorway
• portal
• break
• pass
• entryway
• entranceway
• gap

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