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past tense form of hamper.
past participle of hamper.

hampered

ADJECTIVE

burdened

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laden loaded taxed

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unloaded

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unburdened

ADJECTIVE

confined

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circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted

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bound chilled compassed cramp detained grounded held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick

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bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in

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healthy well

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free liberated unlimited

ADJECTIVE

laden

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burdened charged encumbered full oppressed taxed weighted

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fraught weighed down

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empty light unladen unloaded

ADJECTIVE

limited

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defined finite narrow

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bound bounded checked circumscribed confined constrained controlled curbed delimited fixed local modified particular qualified reserved restrained sectional

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determinate hemmed in precise topical

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unrestricted

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extroverted free general indefinite outgoing unbounded unlimited

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OK adequate limitless satisfactory sufficient

ADJECTIVE

responsible

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answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject

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at fault at the helm authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation

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innocent right unaccountable

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excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

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held-back reined in small

Antonyms

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free unbounded

Example Sentences

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Hampered by injuries and suspensions, Frank made five changes after the dismal defeat against the Hammers and was rewarded with a much-improved display.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Hampered by a slew of injuries that stunted momentum, they greatly improved with the league’s fourth-best record after the All-Star break.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

Hampered by his left knee for so long, he had just got back to chest-pumping all-rounder status in the home summer when he was sawn off by his hamstring.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

Hampered by injuries, Pulisic never fully lived up to expectations in England.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Hampered by a still sluggish diamond market in 1994, GDP grew by only 1%.

From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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