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adjective

as in hindered

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interfered (with)

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verb

past tense of interfere (with)
as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of claims that the countless federal regulations interfere with his business and are of no benefit to anyone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interfered (with)
  1. impassable
  2. hampered
  3. hindered
  4. impeded
  5. embarrassed
  6. tied up
  7. obstructed
  8. handicapped
Adjective
  • Officials on Saturday morning said the Gilman Trail is impassable and closed near the Edgelawn Avenue east trailhead due to flooding.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • South of there, at Kessler Air Force Base, several roads became impassible.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Definition of impassable
Verb
  • And that his injury severely hampered their chances in the second half of the campaign.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The response has been hampered by a funding gap, attacks on health centers, and an ongoing conflict in eastern Congo, as well as mistrust among local communities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of hampered
Verb
  • More broadly, spiraling mortgage and rent costs have hindered Gen Zers and younger millennials from forming independent households, researchers say.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • This offseason, Cullen revealed that Karlaftis broke his hand, which required surgery during the Week 10 bye and hindered him for the rest of the season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of hindered
Verb
  • Supporters had campaigned for Merlin to be allowed into the Azteca to witness Mexico’s final group game — but the dabbler found his free passage impeded on Wednesday evening by FIFA regulations.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The Sugar Act directly impeded colonial drinking, as molasses is a key ingredient in rum.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • At one point, the narrator, embarrassed by his own act of cruelty, gives a sobbing woman all his money and then leaves her alone in a hotel room.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • The Chicago White Sox, a team many left for dead at the start of the year, embarrassed the Kansas City Royals Friday night, 22-1.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Verb
  • Baldoni, via his Wayfarer Studios production company, and Lively later agreed to settle but remain tied up in a court fight over legal fees.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • While distribution for Being Heumann is already tied up with Apple through CODA director Heder’s overall deal with the platform, both Prima Facie and The Assassin(s) will be looking to tie up North American and international deals on the ground.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Definition of tied up
Verb
  • Thai officials said investigators would examine the ceiling materials and whether any emergency exits were obstructed, potentially hindering evacuation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Manager Craig Counsell wasn’t happy second-base umpire Ramon De Jesus did not rule the Orioles’ Henderson obstructed second base with his foot on Hoerner’s steal attempt.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • The previous mission, launched in 2023, was envisioned to include 2,500 personnel and was led by the Kenyan police, but it was handicapped by a lack of staff and funds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But Khan had sold outdated blueprints, and the agency believed that this had handicapped the Iranians, who had never engineered the necessary centrifuges.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of handicapped
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