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
• clogged
• thwarted
• interfered (with)
• tied up
• encumbered
• shackled
• frustrated
• handcuffed
• constrained
• fettered
• restrained
• held back
• trammeled
• manacled
• hog-tied
• tied
• balked
• stifled
• bound
• curbed
• baffled
• reined
• gave a hard time
• held up
• cramped one's style
• checked
• retarded
• retained
• arrested
• tethered
• choked
• stumped
• mired
• sabotaged
• derailed
• barricaded
• roadblocked
• strangled
• leashed
• confined
• 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

For Republicans, the flipping of the House chambers throws GOP leadership into uncertainty and means President Donald Trump‘s agenda in his final two years in power will likely be stymied if not totally derailed. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

But it can also be stymied by an uncooperative executive branch. — Gibbs Knotts, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

But that effort has been stymied by wars that have landed on their doorstep– including conflicts in Yemen and Iran. — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

But Red Wings goaltender John Gibson denied Nazar and stymied the Hawks the rest of the night. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

But in Israel at least, creatives have been stymied in recent years by a plethora of measures that have left them squeezed between censorship at home and international boycotts. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

The audit also says the Assessment Department, Board of Equalization and other county officials stymied the audit by providing limited information to auditors. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Health care industry opposition and employer inertia have stymied wholesale changes over the past several decades, but the financial strain on workers and companies has made reform a priority. — Bob Herman, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Hundreds of other cities have followed suit in the years since, but many others have been stymied by opposition from major cable companies. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026