STYMIE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STYMIE?

Need another word that means the same as “stymie”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “stymie” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stymie” are: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymy, impede, interfere with, hamper, inhibit, frustrate, thwart, foil, spoil, stall, shackle, fetter, stop, check, cripple, handicap, scotch

Stymie as a Noun

Definitions of "Stymie" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stymie” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A thwarting and distressing situation.
• A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole.

Synonyms of "Stymie" as a noun (1 Word)

stymy

A thwarting and distressing situation.

Stymie as a Verb

Definitions of "Stymie" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stymie” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.
• Prevent or hinder the progress of.

Synonyms of "Stymie" as a verb (22 Words)

block	Block passage through. His brother blocked him at every turn.
blockade	Impose a blockade on. The authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital.
check	Put a check mark on or near or next to. These stories don t check.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. He would be embarrassed by estate duty.
fetter	Restrain with fetters. He was not fettered by tradition.
foil	Cover or back with foil. In this picture the figures are foiled against the background.
frustrate	Cause (someone) to feel upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something. The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
hamper	Prevent the progress or free movement of. He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather.
handicap	Place (someone) at a disadvantage. Lack of funding has handicapped the development of research.
hinder	Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. Language barriers hindered communication between scientists.
impede	Be a hindrance or obstacle to. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing.
inhibit	Limit the range or extent of. Inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction.
interfere with	Come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle.
obstruct	Commit the offence of intentionally hindering (a police officer. The trees obstruct my view of the mountains.
scotch	Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. He soon scotched himself against a wall.
shackle	Chain with shackles. The prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room.
spoil	Be extremely or aggressively eager for. Breakfast in bed you re spoiling me.
stall	Experience a stall in flight of airplanes. The government has stalled the much needed project.
stop	Cause to stop. He tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot.
stymy	Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.
thwart	Oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully. He was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.

Usage Examples of "Stymie" as a verb

• The changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments.

Associations of "Stymie" (30 Words)

avert	Turn away or aside. She averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation.
baffle	Restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc. You can cut out glare from a strip light by concealing it behind a baffle.
ban	100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova. A ban on dangerous jet ski riders.
bar	The crossbar of a goal. There was no bar against leaving.
barricade	Block off with barricades. Detainees who barricaded themselves into their dormitory.
blockade	Impose a blockade on. They voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions.
choke	A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor. He pulled the choke out to its full extent.
circumvention	The act of evading by going around. Circumvention of the rules undermines any fairness.
clog	Impede with a clog or as if with a clog. Tourists cars clog the roads into Cornwall.
confuse	Identify wrongly; mistake. The points made by the authors confuse rather than clarify the issue.
discomfit	Cause to lose one’s composure. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Cause to feel embarrassment. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. The state of the rivers will embarrass the enemy.
faze	Disturb or disconcert (someone. She was not fazed by his show of anger.
forbid	(of a circumstance or quality) make (something) impossible; prevent. My sense of tact forbids an honest answer.
foreclose	Keep from happening or arising; make impossible. The bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage.
forestall	Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. They will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence.
forfend	Protect (something) by precautionary measures. The fiend forfend said the grim Earl.
hamper	A basket usually with a cover. He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather.
hinder	Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements.
impede	Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing.
jam	A hold obtained by jamming a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock. She was held up in a jam on the M25.
obstruct	Commit the offence of intentionally hindering (a police officer. The appellants were arrested and later convicted of obstructing the police.
occlude	(of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity. Occluded within these crystals are other molecules.
perplex	Make (someone) feel completely baffled. They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.
preclude	(of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project.
prevent	Stop (someone) from doing something. Locks won t prevent a determined burglar from getting in.
siege	A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender. There is a siege of herons at the river.
stonewall	An act of delaying or obstructing a person, request, or process. Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation.
thwart	Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something. He never did anything to thwart his father.