Synonyms of hinder
51 similar words · 11 opposite words
Another word for hinder is bar. Other synonyms of hinder are delay, impede, hurt, retard and stay. The opposite of hinder is further.
Synonyms and similar words for hinder
verbTo make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- delayTo retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
- frustrateTo hinder or thwart.
- hamperTo impede in motion or progress.
- impedeTo get in the way of; to hinder.
- obstructTo impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
- prevent
- thwartTo hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
verbTo delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
adjectiveOf or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
verbMore synonyms
- behedgeTo surround; beset; plague; hinder.
- blunt
- crimp
- foreclose formal
- diminish
- forestayTo stay, delay, postpone, or hinder beforehand; forestall; prevent.
- retroact
- interfere
- intervene
- forslowTo delay; hinder; impede; obstruct.
- get in the wayTo obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
- dash
- handicap
- hold up
- hurtTo damage, harm, impair, undermine, impede.
- impair
- incommodeTo cause (someone or something) inconvenience; to hinder, to impede, to inconvenience, to obstruct.
- lessen
- letTo hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
- marTo spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
- overslaugh US, dialectalTo hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or impediment.
- precludeTo remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
- prohibitTo forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
- reduce
- restrict
- retardTo keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
- slow down
- stayTo stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- stymie
- thwartenTo be positioned contrary to; be set against; oppose; hinder.
- umbeset
- undermineTo weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
- weaken
- worsen
- difficult obsoleteTo make difficult, hinder; to impede; to perplex.
- prevene obsoleteTo hinder, stall, or prevent.
Opposite of hinder
verbTo make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- furtherTo help forward; to assist.
- assist
- expedite
- facilitateTo make easy or easier.
- help
verbTo delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
adjectiveOf or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
Meaning of hinder
- verb To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- verb To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- verb To cause harm.
hinder in other languages
Questions about synonyms of hinder
- What is another word for hinder?
- Hinder has 51 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bar, delay, impede, hurt, retard, stay, obstruct and frustrate.
- What is the opposite of hinder?
- The opposite of hinder is further. Other antonyms of hinder are facilitate and help.
- What does hinder mean?
- Hinder means to make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
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