Synonyms of stymieing

stymieing

verb

present participle of stymie

as in hampering

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the raging blizzard stymied the rescuers' attempts to find the stranded mountain climbers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampering
• impeding
• hindering
• obstructing
• embarrassing
• blocking
• handicapping
• inhibiting
• delaying
• disrupting
• clogging
• interfering (with)
• hobbling
• restraining
• encumbering
• cramping
• thwarting
• fettering
• constraining
• shackling
• handcuffing
• short-circuiting
• tying up
• holding back
• tying
• frustrating
• curbing
• stifling
• hog-tying
• retarding
• manacling
• trammeling
• reining
• balking
• checking
• binding
• retaining
• giving a hard time
• cramping one's style
• strangling
• sabotaging
• arresting
• holding up
• braking
• baffling
• choking
• tethering
• derailing
• blockading
• barricading
• roadblocking
• chaining
• confining
• smothering
• foiling
• suffocating
• haltering
• leashing
• miring
• stumping
• bogging (down)
• repressing
• muzzling
• suppressing
• hedging (in)
• hemming (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• opening
• clearing
• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• promoting
• encouraging
• loosening
• furthering
• unplugging
• smoothing
• unclogging
• unstopping
• making way
• untying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stymieing

Tea tree oil also serves as a natural astringent, stymieing the excess oil that could otherwise clog pores. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 July 2026

These ancient scrolls are too fragile to unfurl, stymieing scholars’ attempts over the past few centuries to complete translations of the texts within. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

Other people emphasize the rules and regulations slowing down diffusion and stymieing change. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

Other Knicks stepped up, particularly on the defensive end; Bridges finished the game with a layup and dance moves, after stymieing the 76ers star Tyrese Maxey. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 May 2026

But its industry titans are also locked in a knock-down, drag-out fight for market share, with brutal price wars and competition in a crowded home market deflating profits and stymieing growth. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

While many edicts are necessary to protect public safety, many more are redundant, wasteful and anti-competitive, piling on unnecessary costs and stymieing innovation. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026

The landmark 56-year-old state law has been credited with helping to preserve California’s natural beauty and protecting communities from hazardous impacts of construction projects — but also blamed for stymieing construction. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

Having dumped his bid for reelection this fall under a cloud of controversy related to his federal corruption indictment, Adams was a thorn in Mamdani’s side on his way out of public service, taking a number of actions in the past few weeks directly aimed at stymieing the new mayor’s agenda. — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026