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Definitions

hamstrung

[ham-struhng] / ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
crippled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
debilitated disabled impaired incapacitated limited maimed paralytic paralyzed restricted
STRONG
bedridden enfeebled housebound
WEAK
game hog-tied
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mobile
WEAK
ambulatory walking
ADJECTIVE
disabled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken broken-down down in disrepair inoperative out of order out of service
STRONG
disconnected faulty malfunctioning on the fritz
WEAK
jammed wrecked

Example Sentences

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Whoever comes in, though, will be hamstrung by the same issues Wane faced.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Those kinds of worries hamstrung President Joe Biden.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

A lot of people are sick of feeling hamstrung.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

Ohtani didn’t want the team that signed him to be financially hamstrung, which is why he insisted that it defer the majority of his 10-year, $700-million contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

For months their intellects had been hamstrung by mystery.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.