Synonyms of given a hard time

given a hard time

phrase

past participle of give a hard time

as in tied up

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

If he would stop giving me a hard time about everything I do, I might get this project done on time.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tied up
• interfered (with)
• checked
• delayed
• held back
• reined
• impeded
• hampered
• hindered
• handcuffed
• trammelled
• handicapped
• stymied
• cramped
• obstructed
• embarrassed
• frustrated
• inhibited
• short-circuited
• cramped one's style
• encumbered
• hobbled
• clogged
• shackled
• trammeled
• fettered
• manacled
• held up
• hog-tied
• blocked
• tied
• bound
• bogged (down)
• balked
• retarded
• retained
• restrained
• constrained
• curbed
• arrested
• thwarted
• chained
• tethered
• leashed
• stumped
• baffled
• confined
• disrupted
• haltered
• braked
• barricaded
• derailed
• mired
• roadblocked
• foiled
• strangled
• smothered
• suffocated
• stifled
• sabotaged
• hedged (in)
• hemmed (in)
• blockaded
• choked
• muzzled
• repressed
• suppressed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helped
• assisted
• aided
• facilitated
• opened
• cleared
• released
• made way
• freed
• liberated
• untied
• smoothed
• encouraged
• unplugged
• loosened
• unstopped
• promoted
• unclogged
• furthered