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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. impeded
  4. hindered
  5. embarrassed
  6. tied up
  7. obstructed
  8. handicapped
Adjective
  • As of Monday morning, the Escondida bridge remains closed and impassable.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • With these blue collar parents’ grade-school-age son a tangibly quiet presence, a seemingly impassable unhappiness oozes from the opening scenes.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of impassable
Verb
  • Severe weather has hampered some recovery efforts, and weather remains a key focus of the investigation.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Barkley, still hampered by injuries, rushed for only 30 yards and a long run of five yards on 13 carries.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hampered
Verb
  • The rangers moved the man off the glacier and made multiple attempts to airlift the man off the mountain, but rescue efforts were impeded by inclement weather.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • Staff say that the sanctions have not hindered the court’s work, but this seems improbable.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • If anything, the faux pas helped rather than hindered Weathers in booking the job.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of hindered
Verb
  • The Jets have already been embarrassed by the Bears and Dolphins this season.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The colliding scandals embarrassed the city of South Lake Tahoe, a Sierra Nevada enclave of about 21,000 people near the Nevada border, where residents addressed the situation at an emotional City Council meeting last year.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of embarrassed
Verb
  • Investors have fretted about the possibility that Fox’s deal for Roku could get tied up as a result of Ruddy’s efforts.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • High taxes plus wealth tied up in a home that’s too big all make smaller, more affordable options popular.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of tied up
Verb
  • The construction of Terminal B also partially obstructed air traffic controllers’ views of two taxiways.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The technology helps robots manipulate objects and navigate around obstacles using touch, including when visual information is unavailable or obstructed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • The team’s fast rookie was handicapped by a 20-place grid penalty for changing power unit components in the lead-up to qualifying, and his teammate Nico Hulkenberg made a poor start and lost five places at the beginning of the race.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons are playing with their fourth-string quarterback, Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is closing in on retirement and the Dolphins are handicapped by the largest dead-cap hit in NFL history.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of handicapped
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