Synonyms of hog-ties

hog-ties

verb

present tense third-person singular of hog-tie

as in hampers

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

their principals' inflexible demands virtually hog-tied the diplomats' efforts to negotiate a peace treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampers
• hinders
• impedes
• embarrasses
• interferes (with)
• obstructs
• handicaps
• holds back
• ties up
• blocks
• inhibits
• short-circuits
• delays
• gives a hard time
• cramps
• stymies
• hobbles
• handcuffs
• encumbers
• clogs
• shackles
• disrupts
• cramps one's style
• restrains
• trammels
• fetters
• constrains
• ties
• holds up
• manacles
• thwarts
• frustrates
• reins
• bogs (down)
• binds
• chains
• curbs
• brakes
• checks
• balks
• retards
• tethers
• retains
• stifles
• leashes
• arrests
• barricades
• confines
• roadblocks
• chokes
• strangles
• baffles
• foils
• blockades
• sabotages
• hedges (in)
• hems (in)
• halters
• derails
• suffocates
• smothers
• stumps
• mires
• muzzles
• represses
• suppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• aids
• facilitates
• assists
• opens
• releases
• clears
• unstops
• makes way
• frees
• liberates
• unties
• encourages
• promotes
• unclogs
• unplugs
• loosens
• smooths
• smoothes
• furthers