Synonyms of hobble

hobble 1 of 2

verb

ˈhä-bəl 

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

2

as in to limp

to walk while favoring one leg

I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breeze
• stride
• sail
• glide

hobble

2 of 2

noun

as in let

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hobble

Verb

With the newsroom hobbled, the British publication’s management allegedly deployed generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to suggest headlines and write descriptions of photos for people using screen readers. — Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

Depp hobbled around — supported by a cane, sporting a dusty top hat, and ensconced behind a wrought iron gate — while fans shouted out questions. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 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