Stymied [verb]

Definition of Stymied:

frustrate, hinder

Synonyms of Stymied:

● Obstruct

● Thwart

● Stonewall

● Foil

● Stall

● Impede

● Crimp

● Mystify

● Prevent

● Cramp

● Stump

● Nonplus

● Defeat

● Pigeonhole

● Confound

● Corner

● Crab

● Shelve

● Balk

● Puzzle

● Block

● Cut off

● Hold up

● Choke off

● Snooker

● Dead-end

● Give the run around

● Hang fire

● Hang up

● Hold off

● Put on back burner

● Put on hold

● Throw a monkey wrench into


Opposite/Antonyms of Stymied:

● Encourage

● Clarify

● Let go

● Allow

● Clear up

● Advance

● Forward

● Support

● Help

● Release

● Explicate

● Explain

● Enlighten

● Assist

● Aid

● Abet


Sentence/Example of Stymied:

I had to admit I was stymied, and I got so I didn't give a whoop.

Exman sends us ample warning of a disaster and we're stymied!

Stan began to think they were stymied when all Hades broke loose from above.

I stymied myself from the hut by a bush and looked over my shoulder for the best line of retreat.

Bonaparte played eight, missed a putt for a nine, stymied himself in a ten, holed out in twelve and I went down in five.

Like Klarnood, stymied by verbal objections to something labeled 'political intervention.'