Synonyms of hobbled

hobbled 1 of 2

adjective

as in feeble

Related Words

• feeble
• debilitated
• disabled
• infirm
• maimed
• mutilated
• enfeebled
• weakened
• weak
• decrepit
• wasted
• frail
• paralyzed
• paralytic
• paraplegic
• incapacitated
• paretic
• impaired
• quadriplegic
• hemiplegic
• hamstrung

Dissimilar Words

• whole
• well
• able-bodied
• healthy
• robust
• sound
• fit
• hearty
• hale

hobbled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hobble

1

as in hampered

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

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• handicapped
• obstructed
• stymied
• shackled
• cramped
• delayed
• blocked
• inhibited
• handcuffed
• encumbered
• fettered
• short-circuited
• restrained
• constrained
• disrupted
• clogged
• manacled
• tied up
• trammeled
• hog-tied
• interfered (with)
• tied
• held back
• bound
• frustrated
• thwarted
• reined
• stifled
• tethered
• balked
• curbed
• checked
• gave a hard time
• held up
• cramped one's style
• chained
• leashed
• retarded
• choked
• retained
• confined
• braked
• strangled
• barricaded
• mired
• baffled
• arrested
• sabotaged
• blockaded
• derailed
• haltered
• bogged (down)
• smothered
• roadblocked
• suffocated
• stumped
• muzzled
• foiled
• repressed
• suppressed
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helped
• aided
• assisted
• opened
• facilitated
• cleared
• released
• freed
• liberated
• untied
• loosened
• encouraged
• smoothed
• unplugged
• unstopped
• promoted
• unclogged
• made way
• furthered

2

as in limped

to walk while favoring one leg

I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limped
• halted
• shuffled
• stumbled
• lurched
• staggered
• faltered
• tottered
• floundered
• shambled
• blundered
• wavered
• hitched
• wobbled
• teetered
• doddered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strode
• sailed
• glided
• breezed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hobbled

Adjective

Nikola Jokić put up another triple-double (25-13-11), and Anthony Edwards (knee) looked too hobbled to match. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026

Herro, who started Thursday’s second half in place of the hobbled Powell, has been primarily used as a starter since the start of the 2022-23 season but has played as a reserve in each of the last four games after returning from a rib injury. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

The hobbled infielder put the Blue Jays up early in the game with an incredible three-run home run. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025

How Tehran’s theocracy responds in the weeks and months ahead, whether that means lashing out or trying to rebuild its hobbled economy at home, will be crucial. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025

And Canada had much stricter quarantining and social-distancing guidelines, which resulted in hobbled attendance and many stars opting to skip TIFF all together. — Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

Verb

In other words, the department rescinded its directive only after Anthropic’s models were hobbled to the point that many benign queries now trigger the guardrails. — João Marinotti, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

In Machado’s absence, the Venezuelan opposition has been hobbled, as the accommodationists try, with little success, to effect change from the inside. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Once a near-mythical figure, seen only in a handful of long-outdated photos, Zambada, 76, hobbled into a packed courtroom. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The former Iowa standout hobbled back on defense and was subbed out for the rest of the first half shortly after. — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

The shortage has forced the FAA to stop or delay traffic several times, and not only during the partial government shutdown that hobbled many control facilities across the country. — Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026

Primary voters are much more likely to be progressives friendly to Mamdani’s brand of socialism, Honan said, seen in 2025 when Mamdani twice defeated Andrew Cuomo, the three-term centrist former governor who was hobbled by scandal. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Peterson also became hobbled last season with hamstring and ankle injuries. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Roberts and a trainer came out from the Dodgers’ dugout to check on Wrobleski who hobbled back to the mound, ready to stay in the game. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 June 2026