hinder
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Other Words from hinder
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hinder
Synonyms: Verb
clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel
Synonyms: Adjective
aft, after, back, hind, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward
Antonyms: Verb
aid, assist, facilitate, help
Antonyms: Adjective
anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal
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Examples of hinder in a Sentence
Verb
The witness refused to cooperate, hindering the investigation. The country's economic growth is being hindered by the sanctions. It's not clear whether the change will help or hinder our project.Adjective
the animal's case of mange was especially bad in its hinder parts
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Saleh insisted, over a career hindered by at least six fractures and multiple soft-tissue injuries since 2014, when Ward was selected in the first round. — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, "Top things we’re learning at 49ers HQ on Thursday," 5 Sep. 2019 The spread of pancreatic cancer can either be helped or hindered by this matrix. — Jeffery Delviscio, Scientific American, "A Flash on Jupiter, the Death of Mitochondria and the World under Your Skin: The Week’s Best Science GIFs," 16 Aug. 2019 Over-budget, repeatedly delayed and hindered by personnel changes (as recently as Monday when its director, Kerry Brougher, departed the project), construction is finally nearing completion and the project is expected to open in early 2020. — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "David Rubin Elected President of Film Academy," 6 Aug. 2019 The company is too big, too powerful and too essential to users and advertisers to be hindered by regulators — or, at least, by these regulators. — Dylan Byers, NBC News, "Mark Zuckerberg's next FTC fight could be tougher," 25 July 2019 Fish Tank, from 2009, follows 15-year-old Mia (Katie Jarvis), whose dream of becoming a professional dancer is both helped and hindered by her mom's new boyfriend, played by an early-career Michael Fassbender. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Big Little Lies Season 2 Failed Director Andrea Arnold," 12 July 2019 Until not long ago, Simpson’s ability to use Twitter and the Internet more generally was hindered by his nine-year incarceration, stemming from armed-robbery charges. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "O.J. Simpson Has a Little Bit of Getting Even to Do on Twitter," 5 July 2019 Sales of such plastic substitutes remain relatively low, often hindered by higher costs and sometimes questionable environmental benefits. — Hannah Whitaker, National Geographic, "Why carrying your own fork and spoon helps solve the plastic crisis," 28 June 2019 Barry said medical research has been hindered because much of today’s data remains in silos that lack the necessary size and scope. — Mike Freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Would you give your DNA test results to this San Diego startup for a dividend?," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hinder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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