hinders
Gets in way
Hinders means obstructs or impedes progress.
Something that hinders makes forward movement more difficult without necessarily stopping it entirely: Bad weather hindered the rescue effort.
The word suggests slowing down rather than blocking completely—a hindrance is an obstacle, not a barrier.
Lack of funding continues to hinder research.
Obstruct or clothes basket
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- thwartPrevent success of
- stymieTo obstruct or baffle
encumber · frustrate · foil · derail · handicap · balk · deter · delay
Something blocking the way
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- roadblockObstruction across a road
bottleneck · hurdle · snag · stumbling block · checkpoint · dam · obstruction · gridlock
Mental check on behavior
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- reserveSupply kept back
prudence · suppression · repression · hesitation · caution · reluctance · reticence · holding back
State of being hard
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
drawback · disadvantage · liability · burden · encumbrance · drag · albatross · millstone
Limiting condition or rule
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- capCovering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
quota · boundary · threshold · confines · cutoff · regulation · curtailment · containment
hamper
Obstruct or clothes basket
stymie · encumber · frustrate · foil · derail · handicap · balk · deter · delay · disrupt
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
roadblock · bottleneck · hurdle · snag · stumbling block · checkpoint · dam · obstruction · gridlock · logjam
inhibition
Mental check on behavior
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
reserve · prudence · suppression · repression · hesitation · caution · reluctance · reticence · holding back
difficulty
State of being hard
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
complication · drawback · disadvantage · liability · burden · encumbrance · drag · albatross · millstone
constraint
Limiting condition or rule
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- capCovering for top
ceiling · quota · boundary · threshold · confines · cutoff · regulation · curtailment · containment · moratorium
hindershelps
Gives assistance to
assists · aids · facilitates · enables · promotes
hinder, hindered, hindering, hinderer, hindermost, hinderers