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hinders

VERB

prevent, slow down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block burden crimp curb delay deter frustrate hamper hamstring hold up impede inhibit interfere interrupt obstruct preclude prohibit retard thwart

STRONG

arrest balk bar bottleneck check choke clog contravene counteract crab cramp debar encumber fetter hog-tie muzzle neutralize offset oppose resist snafu stay stop stymie terminate trammel

WEAK

box in get in the way hold back louse up shut out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance aid allow assist encourage expedite facilitate forward further help permit promote push support

STRONG

approve begin free go let go liberate loosen open release start unblock

Example Sentences

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The core tenets of somatics are a series of slow movements designed to release tension that leads to pain and hinders flexibility and mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

By harmonising financial markets and getting rid of the fragmentation that hinders pooling vast capital, there could be much bigger sums available for scale-ups and infrastructure, experts say.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The charity's leadership have called its proposals "future-proofing" and said that having more than 200 branches "is not sustainable and hinders us" from providing the best service.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Some argue that the declining birth rate hinders innovation and productivity and that the next generation is more likely to be the one that comes up with solutions to the climate crisis.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

And so, in consequence, there are infinite habitable worlds; what hinders? ... these and suchlike insolent and bold attempts, prodigious paradoxes, inferences must needs follow, if it once be granted which ...

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan