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Synonyms for hamper
ˈhæm pərham·per
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
hamper
To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is prevented by anything that comes in before it to make it impossible; it is hindered by anything that keeps it from either beginning or ending so soon as it otherwise would, or as expected or intended. It is more common, however, to say that the start is delayed, the progress hindered. An action that is hindered does not take place at the appointed or appropriate time; that which is prevented does not take place at all; to hinder a thing long enough may amount to preventing it. A railroad-train may be hindered by a snow-storm from arriving on time; it may by special order be prevented from starting. To retard is simply to make slow by any means whatever. To obstruct is to hinder, or possibly to prevent advance or passage by putting something in the way; to oppose or resist is to hinder, or possibly to prevent by directly contrary or hostile action, resist being the stronger term and having more suggestion of physical force; obstructed roads hinder the march of an enemy, tho there may be no force strong enough to oppose it; one opposes a measure, a motion, an amendment, or the like; it is a criminal offense to resist an officer in the discharge of his duty; the physical system may resist the attack of disease or the action of a remedy. Compare CONQUER; IMPEDIMENT; OBSTRUCT.
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Synonyms:
baffle, balk, bar, block, check, clog, counteract, delay, embarrass, encumber, foil, frustrate, hinder, impede, interrupt, obstruct, oppose, prevent, resist, retard, stay, stop, thwartPreposition:
Hinder one in his progress; from acting promptly; by opposition.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
hamper
Synonyms:
hinder
Princeton's WordNet
shackle, bond, hamper, trammelnoun
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Synonyms:
bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, alliance, adhesion, trammel, bond, trammel net, attachmenthamperverb
a basket usually with a cover
hamper, halter, cramp, strangleverb
prevent the progress or free movement of
"He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
Synonyms:
halter, smother, suffocate, choke, cramp, gag, stifle, strangle, throttle, repress, handicap, hinder, strangulate, mufflehandicap, hinder, hamperverb
put at a disadvantage
"The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
Synonyms:
impede, block, invalid, cramp, embarrass, stymy, stymie, incapacitate, strangle, halter, handicap, hinder, obstruct, blockade, disable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1042 | bar | |
#1662 | block | |
#1823 | basket | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#3261 | bond | |
#3356 | alliance | |
#3446 | delay | |
#4187 | attachment | |
#6852 | invalid | |
#7559 | disable | |
#9957 | resist | |
#10816 | foil | |
#11623 | interrupt | |
#12064 | bail | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#12302 | interfere | |
#12429 | gag | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#16912 | throttle | |
#17827 | undermine | |
#17901 | inhibit | |
#17967 | adhesion | |
#18143 | adherence | |
#21204 | choke | |
#21226 | halter | |
#21915 | disrupt | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#23611 | hamper | |
#25560 | impair | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#27773 | smother | |
#29400 | impede | |
#30189 | clog | |
#31363 | constrain | |
#34071 | retard | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#43067 | stifle | |
#43520 | embarrass | |
#44779 | cramp | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#53456 | shackle | |
#53908 | balk | |
#56041 | repress | |
#60869 | strangle | |
#69872 | stymie | |
#82036 | suffocate | |
#98831 | encumber | |
#111104 | trammel | |
#115405 | muffle | |
#146605 | incapacitate | |
#174808 | adhesiveness |
How to use hamper in a sentence?
I think the words matter a lot, if you alienate half of your audience by your use of terminology, it's going to hamper your ability to ever win an argument.
I know that many of my supporters are disappointed, i am too. But our disappointment must be overcome by our love of country. And I say to our fellow members of the world community, let no one see this contest as a sign of American weakness. The strength of American democracy is shown most clearly through the difficulties it can overcome. Some have expressed concern that the unusual nature of this election might hamper the next president in the conduct of his office. I do not believe it need be so. President-elect Bush inherits a nation whose citizens will be ready to assist him in the conduct of his large responsibilities. I, personally, will be at his disposal, and I call on all Americans -- I particularly urge all who stood with us -- to unite behind our next president.
We are afraid the changes of the liability mechanism will blur the lines in trial and hamper law enforcement for the forest fire issue.
Poverty, we may say, surrounds a man with ready-made barriers, which if they do mournfully gall and hamper, do at least prescribe for him, and force on him, a sort of course and goal; a safe and beaten, though a circuitous, course. A great part of his guidance is secure against fatal error, is withdrawn from his control. The rich, again, has his whole life to guide, without goal or barrier, save of his own choosing, and, tempted, is too likely to guide it ill.
His absence will not hamper the party's work. We will stand up against the objectionable bills tabled by the government.
Translations for hamper
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- HindernisGerman
- malhelpi, korboEsperanto
- obstaculizar, cesta, canasta, estorbarSpanish
- segama, takistamaEstonian
- kori, vaikeuttaa, pidäke, este, [[panna]] [[koriin]], kahlita, haitata, estääFinnish
- obstacleFrench
- gátolHungarian
- զամբյուղ, կողովArmenian
- tokanga, whakatomoMāori
- beletsel, mand, blokkeren, inkorven, wasmand, struikelblok, sluitmand, hindernis, waarloos, korf, obstakel, pakmandDutch
- obstruir, impedir, seira, canastra, balaio, estorvarPortuguese
- затруднять, корзинаRussian
- hindra, hämmaSwedish
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