ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsHhinder
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hinder
Meaning: to slow down or get in the way of progress
hinder in a sentence
How hinder is used in real sentences:
Heavy traffic hindered our trip to the airport.
A sprained ankle hindered her ability to finish the race.
“Snow patches hindered construction until July, forcing volunteers to carry posts around soft drifts rather than straight across them.”
— from the passage The Meadow Notebook
Synonyms for hinder
Other words for hinder — impede, obstruct and hamper — carry the same meaning.
- impede
- obstruct
- hamper
Antonyms of hinder
Words that mean the opposite of hinder:
- assist
- facilitate
Where it comes from
From Old English hindrian 'to injure, impede'
Memory hook
HINDER sounds like HIND (behind) — something behind you slows you down.