Synonyms of stymieing

stymieing

verb

present participle of stymie

as in hampering

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

• hampering
• impeding
• hindering
• obstructing
• embarrassing
• blocking
• handicapping
• inhibiting
• delaying
• disrupting
• clogging
• interfering (with)
• hobbling
• restraining
• encumbering
• cramping
• thwarting
• fettering
• constraining
• shackling
• handcuffing
• short-circuiting
• tying up
• holding back
• tying
• frustrating
• curbing
• stifling
• hog-tying
• retarding
• manacling
• trammeling
• reining
• balking
• checking
• binding
• retaining
• giving a hard time
• cramping one's style
• strangling
• sabotaging
• arresting
• holding up
• braking
• baffling
• choking
• tethering
• derailing
• blockading
• barricading
• roadblocking
• chaining
• confining
• smothering
• foiling
• suffocating
• haltering
• leashing
• miring
• stumping
• bogging (down)
• repressing
• muzzling
• suppressing
• hedging (in)
• hemming (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• opening
• clearing
• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• promoting
• encouraging
• loosening
• furthering
• unplugging
• smoothing
• unclogging
• unstopping
• making way
• untying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stymieing

Just by taking place, the referendum would pause the new map for 2026—stymieing Trump for the midterms, at least. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

The Irish’s rushing output included 122 yards in the third quarter alone in stymieing UNC’s momentum. — Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Tea tree oil also serves as a natural astringent, stymieing the excess oil that could otherwise clog pores. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 July 2026

These ancient scrolls are too fragile to unfurl, stymieing scholars’ attempts over the past few centuries to complete translations of the texts within. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

Other people emphasize the rules and regulations slowing down diffusion and stymieing change. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

But its industry titans are also locked in a knock-down, drag-out fight for market share, with brutal price wars and competition in a crowded home market deflating profits and stymieing growth. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

While many edicts are necessary to protect public safety, many more are redundant, wasteful and anti-competitive, piling on unnecessary costs and stymieing innovation. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026

The landmark 56-year-old state law has been credited with helping to preserve California’s natural beauty and protecting communities from hazardous impacts of construction projects — but also blamed for stymieing construction. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026