Thesaurus:hinder

Thesaurus:hinder

THESAURUS

hinder

English

Synonyms

• behedge

• delay

• difficult    [WS] (obsolete)

• forestay

• forslow

• frustrate

• get in the way

• hamper

• handicap

• hinder

• hold up

• impede

• incommode

• let

• obstruct

• overslaugh (US dialect)

• prevene (obsolete)

• prevent

• restrict

• retard

• slow down    [WS]

• stay

• thwart

• thwarten

• umbeset

• undermine

Antonyms

• abet

• assist    [WS]

• expedite

• facilitate

• further

• help    [WS]

• hurdle

• nurture    [WS]

Hyponyms

• complicate    [WS]

• shut out    [WS]

• spoil    [WS]

Various

• abligate (obsolete)

• bar

• block

• cap

• counteract    [WS]

• cumber

• detain

• encumber

• filibuster

• forestall

• hold back

• keep back

• inhibit

• prevent

• put on ice

• roadblock

• stall

• stem

• stop    [WS]

• suspend

• underfoot

• withstrain

See also

• Thesaurus:hindrance

Further reading

• “706. hindrance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hinder” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.