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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stymie” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| stymy | A thwarting and distressing situation. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stymie” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| 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. |
| 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. |
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