Synonyms of hobble

hobble 1 of 2

verb

ˈhä-bəl 

1

as in to impede

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impede
• hinder
• hamper
• embarrass
• obstruct
• handicap
• stymie
• inhibit
• cramp
• restrain
• handcuff
• block
• disrupt
• encumber
• tie up
• delay
• shackle
• fetter
• interfere (with)
• hog-tie
• constrain
• clog
• thwart
• hold back
• trammel
• tie
• stifle
• frustrate
• curb
• rein
• short-circuit
• manacle
• bind
• check
• give a hard time
• balk
• strangle
• retard
• brake
• hold up
• cramp one's style
• retain
• tether
• choke
• leash
• barricade
• confine
• derail
• chain
• arrest
• blockade
• sabotage
• smother
• bog (down)
• suffocate
• mire
• stump
• halter
• roadblock
• baffle
• foil
• repress
• muzzle
• suppress
• hem (in)
• hedge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• help
• assist
• facilitate
• aid
• open
• liberate
• clear
• make way
• free
• release
• encourage
• loosen
• untie
• promote
• unclog
• unplug
• unstop
• further
• smooth

2

as in to limp

to walk while favoring one leg

I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limp
• halt
• stumble
• shuffle
• stagger
• totter
• falter
• shamble
• lurch
• wabble
• waver
• flounder
• hitch
• blunder
• wobble
• teeter
• dodder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breeze
• stride
• sail
• glide

hobble

2 of 2

noun

as in let

Synonyms & Similar Words

• let
• hindrance
• impediment
• fetter
• interference
• obstacle
• curb
• stop
• clog
• hurdle
• roadblock
• handicap
• obstruction
• encumbrance
• embarrassment
• manacle
• snag
• trammel
• chain
• drag
• block
• deterrent
• inhibition
• stumbling block
• crimp
• shackle(s)
• restraint
• constraint
• pale
• cushion
• dam
• fence
• barrier
• barricade
• hedge
• paling
• bumper
• bulwark
• rampart
• fender
• buffer
• wall
• pad
• bar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• door
• entry
• entrance
• gate
• doorway
• portal
• break
• pass
• entryway
• entranceway
• gap

Examples of hobble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Since taking over a country and an economy hobbled by years of underinvestment and political instability, Starmer and his ministers have done little more than complain about how hard everything is. —Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024

The truth is that Trump himself hobbled pandemic response from the start. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

Noun

Her bound ankles were pulled behind her back and attached with a hobble to a belt around her waist. —NBC News, 24 May 2021

Through her years with Lil Hobbs, Kathryn has helped the dog with several health issues, including cataracts, arthritis, loose and fractured teeth, and permanent a hobble in the pup's walk. —People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022