stymy
Halt someone's advance
Stymy is a variant spelling of stymie, meaning to block or thwart progress.
Someone or something stymies you when they prevent you from accomplishing what you're trying to do: Budget cuts stymied the research project.
The spelling stymie is more common, but stymy appears occasionally in both British and American usage.
Solid mass, or impede
hinder · frustrate · derail · baffle · confound · check · forestall · curtail
Mutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- logjamObstruction halting flow
dead-end · bottleneck · quagmire · standoff · cul-de-sac · mire · morass · halt
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- roadblockObstruction across a road
setback · snag · stumbling block · handicap · deterrent · constraint · limitation · encumbrance
Intense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- aggravationState of being vexed
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- discouragementLoss of confidence
dismay · defeat · helplessness · disappointment · chagrin · confoundment · bafflement · bewilderment
Deliberate falsehood
- approachWay of handling something
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- greenColor of vegetation
- roughUneven in surface
bunker · hazard · fairway · stroke · match play · concede · recovery shot · blocked shot
block
Solid mass, or impede
impede · hinder · frustrate · derail · baffle · confound · check · forestall · curtail · inhibit
deadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
logjam · dead-end · bottleneck · quagmire · standoff · cul-de-sac · mire · morass · halt · stagnation
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- hindranceBarrier to progress
roadblock · setback · snag · stumbling block · handicap · deterrent · constraint · limitation · encumbrance · difficulty
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- aggravationState of being vexed
- annoyanceState of being bothered
discouragement · dismay · defeat · helplessness · disappointment · chagrin · confoundment · bafflement · bewilderment · flummox
lie
Deliberate falsehood
rough · bunker · hazard · fairway · stroke · match play · concede · recovery shot · blocked shot · stance