Synonyms of short-circuits

short-circuits

verb

present tense third-person singular of short-circuit

as in impedes

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

for decades the maverick filmmaker was short-circuited by a chronic lack of funds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impedes
• hinders
• hampers
• obstructs
• embarrasses
• inhibits
• handicaps
• stymies
• disrupts
• delays
• blocks
• interferes (with)
• encumbers
• restrains
• hobbles
• constrains
• clogs
• thwarts
• trammels
• cramps
• frustrates
• shackles
• fetters
• holds back
• handcuffs
• stifles
• ties up
• hog-ties
• binds
• ties
• gives a hard time
• curbs
• cramps one's style
• brakes
• retards
• reins
• manacles
• sabotages
• derails
• balks
• retains
• strangles
• checks
• tethers
• chokes
• chains
• holds up
• roadblocks
• baffles
• smothers
• arrests
• barricades
• suffocates
• foils
• blockades
• bogs (down)
• confines
• represses
• suppresses
• leashes
• mires
• halters
• muzzles
• hedges (in)
• stumps
• hems (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facilitates
• helps
• aids
• assists
• opens
• clears
• frees
• liberates
• unplugs
• releases
• unties
• promotes
• unclogs
• encourages
• loosens
• smooths
• unstops
• makes way
• furthers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of short-circuits

Trump and Kushner's real estate offensive, opaquely managed and crowded with fixers and still faceless figures, short-circuits with geopolitical and military ones, fuels suspicions and conspiracy theories. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Rent control short-circuits this process and discourages renovation and investment. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026

Ventricular tachycardia is a super-fast heartbeat triggered when an electrical wave short-circuits in the organ’s bottom chambers, the ventricles, and prevents them from pumping blood out to the body. — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026

Hyperspecialization short-circuits that mechanism. — Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026

Deep familiarity often short-circuits game plans. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026

This can happen when a battery cell short-circuits and creates a huge surge in temperature, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

Sooners kicker short-circuits Vols’ CFP hopes Sandell helped Oklahoma win with one of the greatest kicking performances in school history. — David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

Nationalizing Intel, even partially, short-circuits this process. — Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025