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

Even when people go out of their way to connect offline, they're frequently stymied. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

The city’s effort to replenish the beach has been further stymied by lack of access — because the beach is so eroded, dump trucks can’t go far enough east to drop sand, Leland said. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Lurie was former policy chief for Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who made tackling prerogative and spurring housing and other business projects on the South and West sides a priority and was sometimes stymied by pushback from aldermen. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

The Hurricanes’ defense stymied Clemson’s offense in the first half. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026

That capped a five-man bullpen relay that stymied a Padres offense that had seemed oddly comfortable against Misiorowski. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

But federal involvement last winter stymied plans to release more wolves to boost the population. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, and its history of dictatorship, political upheaval and foreign intervention has long stymied the consolidation of democratic rule. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Under Vought’s leadership, the CFPB attempted to fire roughly 90% of its staff in April 2025 before a federal court ruling stymied the move. — Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2026