HOBBLED Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in feeble

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verb

past tense of hobble

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping

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as in limped

to walk while favoring one leg I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

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Recent Examples of hobbled

Adjective

So, after playing more games than any other team the past couple years, the Dodgers may be a little hobbled going into their first-round bye. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Outside of a neutral site opener against Auburn, in which the Bears had a chance to win on the last play even with a hobbled DJ Lagway, Baylor has taken care of business and is 3-1 through four weeks. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Everybody except a hobbled Beast Mortos were sent crashing down to the floor. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Nikola Jokić put up another triple-double (25-13-11), and Anthony Edwards (knee) looked too hobbled to match. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Herro, who started Thursday’s second half in place of the hobbled Powell, has been primarily used as a starter since the start of the 2022-23 season but has played as a reserve in each of the last four games after returning from a rib injury. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 How Tehran’s theocracy responds in the weeks and months ahead, whether that means lashing out or trying to rebuild its hobbled economy at home, will be crucial. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025 And Canada had much stricter quarantining and social-distancing guidelines, which resulted in hobbled attendance and many stars opting to skip TIFF all together. — Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

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Taylor was hobbled by a right ankle injury throughout the second half but finished with 360 yards, three TDs and an interception on 27-of-38 passing. — Pj Green september 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 In addition to Freeman, who has been hobbled all month by a sore right knee, the Dodgers are rushing to get designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and closer Edwin Díaz healthy. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Still, there’s no panic from the ladies in seafoam even after watching two stars hobbled in a matter of days as the regular season ended. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 Acuna went down in a heap, hobbled out of the batting circle and dropped to his knees again while attended to by manager Walt Weiss and the trainer. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 The Clippers’ legal options are also hobbled by the NBA imposing a $700,000 fine on Leonard, which both Leonard and the NBPA accepted. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026 However, Brissett's play tapered off after he was hobbled by a knee injury. — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Hui’s Evergrande Group has been hobbled by debt since 2021, with $300 billion in liabilities. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbled

Adjective

Then, Washington tight end Decker DeGraaf caught a pass and took off down the sideline, the former Glendora High standout running through two feeble-arm tackles on the way to an inexplicable 42-yard touchdown.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Briogeo Destined for Density Serum The Briogeo Destined for Density Serum is a lightweight liquid formula that thickens feeble strands, plumps roots, and rapidly spurs new hair growth.

— Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of feeble

Verb

And that is part of what has hampered us from doing anything.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
As ongoing offensive line struggles and continued pass coverage breakdowns hampered efforts, Washington faced dim prospects entering Week 3’s showdown with the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hampered

Verb

Hampered by a hip injury, Payne limped through only a third of his allotted distance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The Associated Press IZMIT, Turkey -- IZMIT, Turkey (AP) — Kylian Mbappé limped off moments after opening the scoring for France against Turkey in the Nations League on Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of limped

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The Support Staff Basic Training program is intended for emerging, diverse writers — BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, over 40 years old — who are based in the eastern half of the United States.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
The manufacturer warns they should not be used on high-risk populations such as kids, pregnant women or disabled people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of disabled

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The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team’s efforts to get information.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of impeded

Adjective

But according to Galloway, shortly before his death in 1989, a friend came upon an infirm Olivier watching one of Leigh’s films.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of infirm

Verb

Wright admitted his confidence was shaken last season when a knee injury hindered his development, and limited his opportunities early.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Last season as a rookie, Ferguson was hindered early in the schedule because of a hamstring injury suffered during training camp.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hindered

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Meanwhile, Lord Corlys Velaryon and his fleet have the city blockaded, while Team Black commands from Dragonstone and Daemon battles in the Riverlands and Aemond broods on the throne, which he’s taken from his maimed brother.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

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