Definition for Hamper:

• Obstruct movement of( person &c.) with material obstacles; ( fig.) impede, hinder: ( n., Naut.) necessary but cumbrous part of equipment of vessel.

Synonyms for Hamper:

• n.

  •
  • pannier,
  • interfere with,
  • suppress,
  • shut off.
  •artifact (noun)
  • shackle,
  • bond.
  •basket (noun)
  • bin,
  • bushel,
  • clothes hamper,
  • washbasket,
  • bassinet.
  •basket for storage (noun)
  • carton,
  • laundry basket,
  • creel,
  • crate.
  •container (noun)
  • canister,
  • vase,
  • hopper,
  • hod.
  •hamper (noun)
  • trammels.

• v.

  •change (verb)
  • strangle,
  • halter.
  •de-motivate (verb)
  • dampen,
  • disincline,
  • depress,
  • discourage,
  • throttle,
  • stifle,
  • dissuade,
  • de-motivate,
  • dishearten,
  • daunt.
  •disable (verb)
  • neutralize,
  • dull,
  • disarm,
  • vitiate,
  • paralyze,
  • enfeeble,
  • scotch,
  • hamstring,
  • impair,
  • incapacitate,
  • anesthetize,
  • abrogate,
  • deaden,
  • benumb,
  • prostrate,
  • sap,
  • botch,
  • invalidate,
  • stupefy,
  • screw up,
  • disable,
  • undermine,
  • weaken,
  • tamper,
  • lame,
  • stun,
  • cripple.
  •hinder (verb)
  • catch,
  • complicate,
  • block,
  • bottleneck,
  • crimp,
  • resist,
  • plug,
  • inhibit,
  • mire,
  • choke,
  • oppose,
  • snarl,
  • thwart,
  • congest,
  • baffle,
  • deter,
  • entrap,
  • jam,
  • interrupt,
  • drag,
  • stay,
  • frustrate,
  • constrain,
  • foul,
  • counter,
  • stop,
  • bung,
  • constipate,
  • dam,
  • detain,
  • check,
  • bar.
  •impede, restrict (verb)
  • cumber,
  • embarrass,
  • foil,
  • inconvenience,
  • tie one's hands,
  • tie up,
  • hold up,
  • balk,
  • stymie.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Disempower,
  • hog-tie.
  •
  • enslave,
  • ensnare,
  • hindrance,
  • tie down,
  • barricade.
  •
  • barrier,
  • quash,
  • limit,
  • impediment.
  •
  • purge,
  • chain.
  •
  • wall.
  •
  • tie.
  •
  • traverse.
  •
  • control.
  •hinder
  • get in the way.
  •Other relevant words:
  • contrary,
  • end,
  • alliance,
  • camisole,
  • bog,
  • gag,
  • blockade,
  • secure,
  • barrel,
  • handcuff,
  • impedimenta,
  • hold back,
  • dosser,
  • bonds,
  • clip wings,
  • constraint,
  • overtax,
  • pack,
  • bridle,
  • tight-fisted,
  • cuff,
  • Oppilative,
  • contain,
  • disconcert,
  • preclude,
  • lumber,
  • Entoil,
  • linen basket,
  • burthen,
  • perplex,
  • countervail,
  • kill,
  • repulse,
  • penalty,
  • anchor,
  • enmesh,
  • agitate,
  • net,
  • put in irons,
  • Cumbrance,
  • handbasket,
  • slow,
  • chemical bond,
  • arrest,
  • reins,
  • awkward,
  • attachment,
  • prohibit,
  • stumbling block,
  • discontinue,
  • discomfit,
  • pillory,
  • imprison,
  • reduce,
  • prohibitive,
  • hang,
  • ensnarl,
  • weigh upon,
  • subdue,
  • repel,
  • Bilbo,
  • punnet,
  • cumbersome,
  • hurt,
  • package,
  • fend off,
  • hustle,
  • league,
  • taboo,
  • unaccommodating,
  • encumbrance,
  • cran,
  • Encyst,
  • repress,
  • overcome,
  • gyves,
  • hold,
  • stocks,
  • Whisket,
  • muzzle,
  • commit,
  • bag,
  • cross,
  • bond paper,
  • anticipate,
  • irons,
  • brazier,
  • onus,
  • outwit,
  • scuttle,
  • regulate,
  • avert,
  • checkmate,
  • entwine,
  • difficulty,
  • subvert,
  • weigh down,
  • trespass on,
  • adhesiveness,
  • imposition,
  • nullify,
  • obstructive,
  • ball and chain,
  • lay,
  • Buck-basket,
  • capsule,
  • overweight,
  • squelch,
  • exclude,
  • cargo,
  • meddlesome,
  • involve,
  • sack,
  • freight,
  • overburden,
  • oppress,
  • bog down,
  • discompose,
  • ban,
  • deprivation,
  • intervene,
  • stave off,
  • picnic basket,
  • embargo,
  • peg,
  • case,
  • postpone,
  • defer,
  • lash,
  • abort,
  • saddle,
  • can,
  • toil,
  • press down,
  • affection,
  • offset,
  • spike,
  • Gyve,
  • injure,
  • mix,
  • make fast,
  • forestall,
  • proscribe,
  • vessel,
  • defeat,
  • adhesion,
  • tether,
  • spittoon,
  • maund,
  • bottle,
  • jar,
  • white elephant,
  • disadvantage,
  • interdict,
  • strap,
  • adherence,
  • weight,
  • avoid,
  • yoke,
  • box,
  • intrude,
  • troublesome,
  • curtail,
  • trammel net,
  • straitjacket,
  • stranglehold,
  • tax,
  • tin,
  • obviate,
  • stunt,
  • uncooperative,
  • Strait-waistcoat,
  • baffling,
  • Incumber,
  • confound,
  • handcuffs,
  • corner,
  • overload,
  • discommode,
  • confuse,
  • iron,
  • embarrassment,
  • Wisket,
  • cuffs,
  • counteract,
  • parcel,
  • tank,
  • diminish,
  • cuspidor,
  • straightjacket,
  • set back,
  • manacle,
  • hobbles,
  • picnic,
  • intercept,
  • lessen,
  • bail,
  • lime,
  • bewilder,
  • forbid,
  • jail,
  • mitigate,
  • stave,
  • circumvent,
  • disallow,
  • chains,
  • bail bond,
  • shut out,
  • pot,
  • deadweight,
  • Jardiniere,
  • bear hard upon,
  • pottle,
  • charge,
  • confine,
  • Dorser,
  • parry,
  • quell,
  • rule out,
  • faze,
  • restraints,
  • fasten,
  • truss,
  • cask,
  • inconvenient,
  • twist,
  • association,
  • fight off,
  • debar,
  • Hopples,
  • picket,
  • stick,
  • trouble,
  • disturb,
  • conflict,
  • Hanaper,
  • bond certificate,
  • utensil,
  • enjoin,
  • tray,
  • delimit,
  • collar,
  • incommode,
  • weigh on,
  • rope,
  • put back,
  • provide against,
  • baulk,
  • hopple.

Paraphrases for Hamper:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, past tense
    inhibited.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    inhibits, impedes.
  • Verb, base form
    obstruct, impair, inhibit, restrict.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    blocks.
  • Verb, past tense
    undermined, Prevented, Interfered, affected, reduced, Challenged, blocked, Stood.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    undermines, prevents, Affects, limits.
  • Verb, base form
    jeopardize, undermine, frustrate, prevent, complicate, preclude, thwart, interfere, jeopardise, endanger, discourage, affect, deter, block, embarrass, disturb, curtail, stifle, diminish, pre-empt, restrain, threaten, dampen, curb, detract, negate, stop, erode, prejudice, impinge, weaken, handicap, retard, damage, halt, compromise, limit, bother, infringe, interrupt, distort, imperil, stall, fetter, reduce, hurt, delay, slow, forestall, stunt, prejudge, prohibit, suppress, alter, destabilize, mitigate, decelerate, deprive.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    harm, disrupt, derail, hobble, stymie, cripple, hindrance, aggravate, injure.

Antonyms for Hamper:

• v.

  • impede, restrict
    assist, encourage, untie, unfasten, aid, help, abet, promote, further, forward, loose, liberate, free, permit, advance, facilitate, allow, expedite, support, benefit, let go, open, explain, release, loosen, push.
  • Other antonyms:
    clear, smooth, make way.

Hypernym for Hamper:

• n.

  • artifact
    clothes basket, food hamper, clothes hamper, chains, ball and chain, irons, handcuff, handlock, laundry basket, cuff, manacle, hobble, voider, fetter.

Hyponym for Hamper:

• n.

  • artifact
    basket, restraint, handbasket, constraint.

• v.

  • change
    confine, trammel, throttle, limit, bound, restrict.
  • competition
    disadvantage, disfavour, disfavor.