Antonyms for hindering
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hin-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɪn dər |
Definition of hindering
Origin :- Old English hindrian "to harm, injure, impair, check, repress," from Proto-Germanic *hinderojanan (cf. Old Norse hindra, Dutch hinderen, Old High German hintaron, German hindern "to keep back"), from a root meaning "on that side of, behind" (cf. hind (adj.)); thus the ground sense is "to put or keep back," though this sense in English is recorded only from late 14c. Related: Hindered; hindering.
- verb prevent, slow down
- And why would I be ashamed that am telling no lies, and hindering no one?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Then we must abstain from spoiling the dead or hindering their burial?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- However, there is one insignificant mistake that has been hindering us.
- Extract from : « Mezzerow Loves Company » by Floyd L. Wallace
- She pondered on the circumstance for some time, looking into vacancy and hindering the play.
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- The sucking-fish of these men is their hindering corruption.
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
- Nothing can be done thoroughly because of this hindering folly.
- Extract from : « Women's Wild Oats » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- The wind was coming in great gusts now, hindering her far worse than the rain.
- Extract from : « Candle and Crib » by K. F. Purdon
- "I'm not hindering you," he said; but she did not remain long enough to resent his words.
- Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
- The dangers to us by going out were only fascinating rather than hindering.
- Extract from : « A Soldier in the Philippines » by Needom N. Freeman
- Let us go back to town, then, if you think it is hindering you to stay here.
- Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
Synonyms for hindering
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- bottleneck
- box in
- burden
- check
- choke
- clog
- contravene
- counteract
- crab
- cramp
- crimp
- cripple
- curb
- debar
- delay
- deter
- encumber
- fetter
- frustrate
- get in the way
- hamper
- hamstring
- handicap
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- interrupt
- louse up
- muzzle
- neutralize
- obstruct
- offset
- oppose
- preclude
- prohibit
- resist
- retard
- shut out
- snafu
- stay
- stop
- stymie
- terminate
- thwart
- trammel
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