Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Hindrance

Nouns
  • prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage
  • embolus, embolism [Med.]
  • infarct [Med.]
  • interruption, interception, interclusion
  • hindrance, impedition
  • retardment, retardation
  • embarrassment, oppilation
  • coarctation, stricture, restriction
  • restraint etc. Restraint
  • inhibition etc. Prohibition
  • blockade etc. (closure) Closure. interference, interposition
  • obtrusion
  • discouragement, discountenance. impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag
  • check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil. bar, stile, barrier
  • [barrier to vehicles] turnstile, turnpike
  • gate, portcullis. beaver dam
  • trocha
  • barricade etc. (defense) Defense
  • wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne
  • bulkhead, block, buffer
  • stopper etc. Stopper
  • boom, dam, weir, burrock. drawback, objection
  • stumbling-block, stumbling-stone
  • lion in the path, snag
  • snags and sawyers. encumbrance, incumbrance
  • clog, skid, shoe, spoke
  • drag, drag chain, drag weight
  • stay, stop
  • preventive, prophylactic
  • load, burden, fardel, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta
  • dead weight
  • lumber, pack
  • nightmare, Ephialtes, incubus, old man of the sea
  • remora. difficulty etc. Difficulty
  • insuperable etc. Impossibility
  • obstacle
  • estoppel [Law]
  • ill wind
  • head wind etc. (opposition) Opposition
  • trammel, tether etc. (means of restraint) [Means of restraint.] Prison
  • hold back, counterpoise. [person who hinders] damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy
  • party pooper [Coll.]
  • party crasher, interloper. trail of a red herring
  • opponent etc. Opponent.
Verbs
  • hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite, embarrass. keep off, stave off, ward off
  • obviate
  • avert, antevert
  • turn aside, draw off, prevent, forefend, nip in the bud
  • retard, slacken, check, let
  • counteract, countercheck
  • preclude, debar, foreclose, estop [Law]
  • inhibit etc. Prohibition
  • shackle etc. (restrain) Restraint
  • restrict. obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock
  • block, block up
  • choke off
  • belay, barricade
  • block the way, bar the way, stop the way
  • forelay
  • dam up etc. (close) Closure
  • put on the brake etc. n.
  • scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel
  • put a stop to etc. [Change from action to rest.] Cessation
  • traverse, contravene
  • interrupt, intercept
  • oppose etc. Opposition
  • hedge in, hedge round
  • cut off
  • inerclude. interpose, interfere, intermeddle etc. Activity. cramp, hamper
  • clog, clog the wheels
  • cumber
  • encumber, incumber
  • handicap
  • choke
  • saddle with, load with
  • overload, lay
  • lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience
  • incommode, discommode
  • discompose
  • hustle, corner, drive into a corner. run foul of, fall foul of
  • cross the path of, break in upon. thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil
  • faze, feaze, feeze [U.S.]
  • baffle, snub, override, circumvent
  • defeat etc. Success
  • spike guns etc. (render useless) Inutility
  • spoil, mar, clip the wings of
  • cripple etc. (injure) Deterioration
  • put an extinguisher on
  • damp
  • dishearten etc. (dissuade) Dissuasion
  • discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport
  • lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on
  • cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine
  • be in the way of, stand in the way of
  • act as a drag
  • hang like a millstone round one's neck.
Adjectives
  • hindering etc. v.
  • obstructive, obstruent
  • impeditive, impedient
  • intercipient
  • prophylactic etc. (remedial) Remedy
  • impedimentary. in the way of, unfavorable
  • onerous, burdensome
  • cumbrous, cumbersome
  • obtrusive. hindered etc. v.
  • windbound, waterlogged, heavy laden
  • hard pressed. unassisted etc. (assist) etc. Aid
  • single-handed, alone
  • deserted etc. Relinquishment.