hindering
Getting in way
Hindering is acting as an obstacle or impediment to progress.
Someone hindering an investigation makes it harder to proceed.
A hindering factor slows things down.
Stop hindering me and let me work.
The word emphasizes ongoing interference rather than a single act of blocking.
Impeding forward progress
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- hamperingInterfering with progress
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
- obstructingBlocking forward movement
stymieing · foiling · barring · deterring · preventing · stalling · derailing · sabotaging
Decreasing in velocity
- retardingReducing speed or progress
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- holding upSupporting or delaying
postponing · setting back · prolonging · lagging · braking · decelerating · procrastinating · deferring
Imposing a load
- handicappingEqualizing chances artificially
- encumberingLoading down, hindering
- hobblingWalking with impairment
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
weighing down · saddling · shackling · clogging · fettering · hamstringing · crippling · loading
Imposing limits upon
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- restrainingHolding something back
- curbingLimiting or restraining
- inhibitingPreventing or slowing action
curtailing · confining · suppressing · containing · controlling · regulating · capping · bridling
Interfering with normal function
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
- intrudingEntering without welcome
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- interruptingBreaking in mid-speech
complicating · entangling · confounding · muddling · disturbing · interceding · intervening · obtruding
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- hamperingInterfering with progress
- thwartingObstructing intended outcomes
obstructing · stymieing · foiling · barring · deterring · preventing · stalling · derailing · sabotaging · frustrating
slowing
Decreasing in velocity
- retardingReducing speed or progress
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
holding up · postponing · setting back · prolonging · lagging · braking · decelerating · procrastinating · deferring · dragging
burdening
Imposing a load
- handicappingEqualizing chances artificially
- encumberingLoading down, hindering
- hobblingWalking with impairment
cramping · weighing down · saddling · shackling · clogging · fettering · hamstringing · crippling · loading · straining
constraining
Imposing limits upon
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- restrainingHolding something back
- curbingLimiting or restraining
inhibiting · curtailing · confining · suppressing · containing · controlling · regulating · capping · bridling · throttling
disrupting
Interfering with normal function
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
- intrudingEntering without welcome
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
interrupting · complicating · entangling · confounding · muddling · disturbing · interceding · intervening · obtruding · tampering
- interferenceinterfering, meddling, intruding, butting in, obstructing
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- forcesgravity, force, electromagnetism, thrust, drag
- stallingstall, stalling, delay, hesitate, procrastinate
- overwhelmingoverwhelming, overpowering, crushing, engulfing, smothering
- Derailment tacticsdiversion, deflection, misdirection, sidetracking, distraction
hinderinghelping
Single portion given
facilitating · aiding · assisting · enabling · advancing
hinderingcooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
collaborating · accommodating · supportive · contributive · constructive
hinderingpermitting
Giving consent or authorization
allowing · permissive · sanctioning · authorizing · liberating
hinder, hindrance, hindered, hinders, unhindered, hindrances, hindermost