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Antonyms for hampered
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ham-per |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæm pər |
Definition of hampered
Origin :- 1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of hamper (v.).
- verb impede, restrict
- Words would have blundered, and hampered, and darkened all he had to say.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- He may be inconvenienced or hampered in his march; but its goal is certain.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- She struggled now, thinking that he would be too hampered to compel her to his will.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- It was not hampered by any heavily burdened foot-passengers.
- Extract from : « Two Arrows » by William O. Stoddard
- He was hampered by the care of the instrument, which must be shielded from all blows or falls.
- Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
- With the whole Shellfish Valley on edge, your work will be hampered.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- His coat had hampered him until it obligingly slit up the back.
- Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
- The body must be kept in health, that the soul may not be hampered.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
- The memory of it hampered us for very long; even now they often talk of it.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
- He and Carter could have made it had they not been hampered by the other two, who were sick.
- Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
Synonyms for hampered
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- bind
- block
- check
- clog
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- cumber
- curb
- drag one's feet
- embarrass
- encumber
- entangle
- fetter
- foil
- frustrate
- get in the way
- hamstring
- handicap
- hang up
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold up
- inconvenience
- inhibit
- interfere with
- leash
- obstruct
- prevent
- restrain
- retard
- shackle
- slow down
- stymie
- thwart
- tie
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- trammel
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