as in hindered
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
as in impeded
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
fallen branches hampered the hikers as they made their way along the narrow path
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hampered
John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Trump has often alleged rampant voter fraud that has hampered Republicans’ success, and his base has largely accepted these sentiments to be true, despite no evidence backing up his accusations.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Ironically, some of the factors helping make used EVs such a good deal are the same issues that have hampered sales of new EVs.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Initially, Nancy said a typhoon hampered efforts to search for Weston.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Landry Shamet was largely out of the rotation during the first round of the playoffs, as a knee injury had hampered his play.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Across the short films, Early plays, among other roles, a smiling, fiendish mall pop act; the shy, offbeat child of an overbearing stage mom; and an extra in a makeup chair whose instruments, his face and his voice, are progressively hampered by prosthetics.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Search crews began looking for Coughran on May 26, but the effort was hampered by rugged terrain and a late-season cold snap that brought difficult weather conditions to the area.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Verb
In roughly half of the cases, dead foundation species hampered the ability of their living counterparts to reestablish, grow and survive after extreme events.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Trump has often alleged rampant voter fraud that has hampered Republicans’ success, and his base has largely accepted these sentiments to be true, despite no evidence backing up his accusations.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Ironically, some of the factors helping make used EVs such a good deal are the same issues that have hampered sales of new EVs.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Initially, Nancy said a typhoon hampered efforts to search for Weston.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Landry Shamet was largely out of the rotation during the first round of the playoffs, as a knee injury had hampered his play.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Across the short films, Early plays, among other roles, a smiling, fiendish mall pop act; the shy, offbeat child of an overbearing stage mom; and an extra in a makeup chair whose instruments, his face and his voice, are progressively hampered by prosthetics.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Search crews began looking for Coughran on May 26, but the effort was hampered by rugged terrain and a late-season cold snap that brought difficult weather conditions to the area.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hampered
Adjective
-
Hurteau says while many land managers and fire experts have been working to restore forest health, there still isn't nearly enough controlled burning being done.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
-
That translates to asking your stylist for something that sits between the lip and chin with a very blunt, controlled perimeter.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
Verb
-
Gansey is already at work as Philadelphia's latest president of basketball operations, trying to find ways to raise the team to a championship level, while deeply hindered by near-untradeable, unwanted contracts tied to aging and unreliable Joel Embiid and Paul George.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
-
Injuries have hindered the 27-year-old Frasso’s development.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
Adjective
-
Dell’s higher 2027 revenue guidance was the result of greater demand for DRAM and NAND chips, combined with constrained supply, said Katherine Murphy at Goldman Sachs.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
-
Windows 11 Resource Demands vs macOS Optimization Windows laptops utilizing the Snapdragon C face severe operating system overhead on constrained hardware.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
-
They were said to have impeded its free movement, scratching and otherwise damaging the body work.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
-
Trump advisers have said the South Korea trade deal will remain impeded until there’s a resolution over the Coupang issue.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
Adjective
-
Elinor Dashwood is the epitome of Sense—self-contained, controlled, restrained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
-
When a court issues a domestic violence protective order, federal law prohibits the restrained person from possessing a gun.—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Verb
-
The Justice Department was required to prove Lander knowingly and unreasonably obstructed the usual use of elevators and an elevator lobby.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
-
Investigators allege renovation bosses used flammable scaffolding netting and foam boards, obstructed escape routes and falsified oversight records, putting profit over safety in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
-
But done intelligently, archiving ensures that all data, whether active or dormant, remains accessible, governed and usable.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
But Americans don’t want to see the home team embarrassed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
-
Some fans weighed in on his outfit choice on social media, sparking conversations about if the actor might have embarrassed his wife.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hampered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hampered. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
