Synonyms of stymied

stymied

verb

past tense of stymie

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the raging blizzard stymied the rescuers' attempts to find the stranded mountain climbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stymied

Kennedy's vaccine agenda has been stymied, in part, by the White House's infighting. — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Courts have stymied the DOJ’s attempts to sue for the records, citing the Constitution, which gives primary control over elections to the states. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

Other wars, in Afghanistan and now Iran, have stymied the hopes of Central Asian countries to build southward transport routes that would expand their trading opportunities to the Indian Ocean and beyond. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

South Africa’s energy reforms have attracted billions of dollars in committed private capital, helping to produce enough power for Eskom to end rolling power cuts that have stymied growth in Africa’s largest economy. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Visitation to Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains in 2025 dropped to its lowest level in a decade, stymied by the closure of Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway, which leads to one of the state’s most popular peaks. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Despite billions of dollars spent, each strategy has largely fallen by the wayside, stymied by legal and political headwinds. — Philip Wang, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Unfortunately, the big 20th-anniversary celebration likely stymied any conversations around cleaning house. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026

Opponents point to research that found previous work requirement policies did not lead to more people getting jobs, and many people who lost coverage were either unaware of the rules or stymied by paperwork. — Julie Wernau, NPR, 31 July 2026