STYMIED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of stymied Below, Forbes Coaches Council members share advice to help younger professionals prepare for changing opportunities without being stymied by uncertainty about what comes next. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Kennedy has, at times, been stymied by courts, by scientists, and by White House advisers. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 State investigators are pushing to open their own investigation but have been stymied by the feds’ refusal to fully cooperate. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 In Poland, however, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has lately been stymied in his reforms by a far-right president despite winning an election. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026 Alternative land routes for Ukrainian grain are also being stymied by low water levels on the Danube river, and by rail maintenance in Eastern Europe. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Kennedy's vaccine agenda has been stymied, in part, by the White House's infighting. — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The 2022 shooting led Orlando police, already a prominent presence downtown, to install security checkpoints to screen for weapons, but that effort was ultimately stymied by a change to Florida law allowing gun owners to carry without a permit. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 Courts have stymied the DOJ’s attempts to sue for the records, citing the Constitution, which gives primary control over elections to the states. — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026

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The lack of wreckage has hampered efforts to determine the cause of the sinking and where to focus search operations, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
The shouting match ultimately ended with Anthony deciding not to testify, a decision his attorneys said hampered his ability to effectively claim self-defense in the killing.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampered

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Kupor, head of the government’s chief human resources agency since July 2025, has publicly argued even jobs conducive to remote work can be impeded by working from home.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Kenya’s Red Cross said difficult terrain and a fire at the site of the crash impeded its search and recovery efforts.

— Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of impeded

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Dodson and Rodriguez had been competing for the starting spot opposite Brooks, but injuries to that unit had watered down the competition and hindered the evaluation process.

— Omar Kelly August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
The location of his injury has led some to wonder if he’ll be hindered — Judge did slump for a few weeks while playing through pain prior to going on the IL — but Boone didn’t share those concerns on Tuesday.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hindered

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One night earlier in the tour, a woman Usher had brought onstage rebuked him, which embarrassed him.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
This isn’t a hypercar to smash lap records around the Nürburgring, but nor will it be embarrassed by a Porsche 911 GT3 at a track day.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

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