Synonyms of hog-tie

hog-tie

verb

as in to impede

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

their principals' inflexible demands virtually hog-tied the diplomats' efforts to negotiate a peace treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

See More

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

See More