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

Bassitt stymied Boston’s bats early before Story started the sixth-inning rally with a single. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Trump is no longer stymied by the forces that held him back in his early days. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Below, Forbes Coaches Council members share advice to help younger professionals prepare for changing opportunities without being stymied by uncertainty about what comes next. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

State investigators are pushing to open their own investigation but have been stymied by the feds’ refusal to fully cooperate. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

In Poland, however, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has lately been stymied in his reforms by a far-right president despite winning an election. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

Alternative land routes for Ukrainian grain are also being stymied by low water levels on the Danube river, and by rail maintenance in Eastern Europe. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

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

The 2022 shooting led Orlando police, already a prominent presence downtown, to install security checkpoints to screen for weapons, but that effort was ultimately stymied by a change to Florida law allowing gun owners to carry without a permit. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026