Synonyms of stymied

stymied

verb

past tense of stymie

as in hampered

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

• hampered
• impeded
• hindered
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• handicapped
• blocked
• inhibited
• delayed
• hobbled
• cramped
• disrupted
• short-circuited
• thwarted
• clogged
• frustrated
• interfered (with)
• tied up
• encumbered
• shackled
• constrained
• handcuffed
• restrained
• fettered
• trammelled
• held back
• trammeled
• manacled
• tied
• hog-tied
• stifled
• balked
• bound
• curbed
• baffled
• reined
• gave a hard time
• held up
• cramped one's style
• checked
• retarded
• retained
• arrested
• tethered
• choked
• stumped
• sabotaged
• mired
• strangled
• derailed
• barricaded
• roadblocked
• confined
• leashed
• braked
• foiled
• blockaded
• chained
• bogged (down)
• smothered
• suffocated
• haltered
• muzzled
• repressed
• suppressed
• hemmed (in)
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helped
• assisted
• aided
• facilitated
• opened
• cleared
• released
• liberated
• freed
• encouraged
• untied
• loosened
• promoted
• unstopped
• unplugged
• smoothed
• unclogged
• made way
• furthered

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of stymied

The dry, summer-like temperatures have also stymied firefighters efforts in Southern California to halt three wildfires that broke out weeks earlier. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

The Israeli operation to find and bring the Angel of Death in front of a war crimes tribunal was continually stymied by budgetary and geopolitical factors. —Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

After privacy controversies stymied its signature Recall feature, Microsoft is looking to reboot its AI PC effort with improvements, the addition of some new AI tricks and broader chip support. —Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024

That reminded the couple of a Grey’s Anatomy episode in which characters Derek and Meredith are similarly stymied by unforeseen events in their attempt to get to their own courthouse wedding. —Susan Young, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024