What is another word for stymie?
1006 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ stˈa͡ɪmi], [ stˈaɪmi], [ s_t_ˈaɪ_m_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for stymie:
- blockade (noun)
- cognition (noun)
- embarrass (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- block (verb)
- circumvent (verb)
- cramp (verb)
- cross (verb)
- foil (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- frustrate (verb)
- frustrate, hinder (verb)
- hamper (verb)
- hinder (verb)
- impede (verb)
- inhibit (verb)
- nip in the bud (verb)
- nonplus (verb)
- obstruct (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- stump (verb)
- thwart (verb)
- undo (verb)
- ward/ward off (verb)
- other synonyms
- hinder
- nonplus
- other relevant words
- prohibit
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Stymie:
n.
• blockade (noun) • cognition (noun) • embarrass (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• block (verb)- hanging up,
- closes off,
- pre venting,
- take out play,
- pre vents,
- pre-vented,
- inter cept,
- pre-vents,
- pre-venting,
- inter-cept,
- takes out of play,
- taking out play,
- stopping up,
- pre-vent,
- hangs up,
- takes out play,
- pre vent,
- took out of play,
- taking out of play,
- stopt up,
- took out play,
- hanged up.
- by passes,
- out-wit,
- gat around,
- de-touring,
- gets around,
- out-flank,
- be-guile,
- out wits,
- dis appoints,
- be-guiles,
- by passing,
- de-tour,
- gotten around,
- out-wits,
- out flanks,
- steers clear of,
- dis-appoint,
- by passed,
- be guiles,
- out-flanked,
- over reached,
- over reaching,
- out flank,
- out-flanking,
- dis-appointed,
- over-reach,
- out flanked,
- dis appointed,
- de-toured,
- dis-appointing,
- out-flanks,
- out witted,
- out-witting,
- dis appointing,
- by pass,
- over-reaching,
- over-reached,
- got around,
- de touring,
- over reaches,
- de-tours,
- de toured,
- over reach,
- de tours,
- be guile,
- out flanking,
- dis appoint,
- out witting,
- dis-appoints,
- over-reaches,
- de tour,
- out-witted,
- steered clear of.
- had bone to pick,
- takes wind out of sails,
- had bone pick,
- knocking props out,
- has bone pick,
- bollixes,
- take wind out sails,
- hadst bone pick,
- taking wind out of sails,
- took wind out of sails,
- hast bone to pick,
- hath bone pick,
- hadst bone to pick,
- inter feres,
- inter-feres,
- have bone pick,
- took wind out sails,
- inter fere,
- inter-fere,
- haddest bone pick,
- having bone pick,
- stab back,
- takes wind out sails,
- backtalking,
- has bone to pick,
- hath bone to pick,
- taking wind out sails,
- knocked props out,
- having bone to pick,
- snafuing,
- hast bone pick,
- knocks props out,
- backtalked,
- stab the back,
- haddest bone to pick.
- dis concerts,
- giving run-around,
- giving the runaround,
- running rings around,
- gives run around,
- de feats,
- gave runaround,
- dis-concerts,
- giving run around,
- re-strain,
- gives the slip,
- gives slip,
- upsetting the apple cart,
- shuffles off,
- dis concerted,
- buffaloing,
- upsets apple cart,
- juked,
- throws monkey wrench in,
- dis-concerted,
- re strains,
- gave the run around,
- dis concert,
- de-feats,
- gives the runaround,
- giving runaround,
- gave run-around,
- dis concerting,
- ran rings around,
- re strain,
- give run-around,
- upsets the apple cart,
- re-straining,
- gives the run-around,
- gives run-around,
- running circles around,
- runs circles around,
- gives the run around,
- ran circles around,
- shuffled off,
- giving the run around,
- giving slip,
- de feat,
- threw monkey wrench in,
- gave slip,
- upsetting apple cart,
- gave the runaround,
- re-strains,
- give runaround,
- giving the slip,
- runs rings around,
- gives runaround,
- re-strained,
- shuffling off,
- giving the run-around,
- de-feat,
- dis-concert,
- gave the run-around,
- throwing monkey wrench in,
- juking,
- re straining,
- gave the slip,
- re strained,
- gave run around,
- dis-concerting,
- give slip.
- de-barred,
- fore-stalled,
- de-bars,
- declares illegal,
- with holds,
- fore stall,
- declaring illegal,
- de-bar,
- with-held,
- dis allow,
- dis-allowed,
- putting chill on,
- said no,
- saying no,
- dis-allow,
- forfended,
- with holding,
- with-hold,
- pro scribed,
- putting the chill on,
- pro scribe,
- dis-allowing,
- declared illegal,
- fore-stalling,
- dis allows,
- with-holds,
- fore stalling,
- forfending,
- pro scribes,
- de bars,
- fore-stall,
- dis allowing,
- pro-scribe,
- nixed,
- de-barring,
- dis-allows,
- puts the chill on,
- with hold,
- pro scribing,
- de barred,
- puts chill on,
- inter dict,
- de bar,
- dis allowed,
- fore-stalls,
- inter-dict,
- fore stalls,
- with held,
- de barring,
- pro-scribed.
- cramp one style,
- cramping one style,
- over come,
- dashes ones hope,
- de press,
- rendering null and void,
- de pressed,
- de-press,
- de-pressed,
- dash ones hope,
- dashed one hope,
- counter act,
- dashed one's hope,
- dash one hope,
- dashes one hope,
- cramping style,
- dashes hope,
- dashing one hope,
- cramped style,
- over coming,
- cramping one's style,
- dashing one's hope,
- dashing hope,
- dis courage,
- over-comes,
- counter acts,
- counter-acted,
- dis-heartened,
- dash hope,
- dis heartening,
- renders null and void,
- de-pressing,
- dis heartens,
- cramps style,
- dashed ones hope,
- dis-courage,
- dashing ones hope,
- dis heartened,
- counter-acts,
- dis-heartens,
- renders null void,
- counter acted,
- rendered null void,
- rendering null void,
- dis-hearten,
- counter-act,
- cramp ones style,
- cramping ones style,
- counter-acting,
- over-coming,
- dis hearten,
- cramps one's style,
- cramped one style,
- de presses,
- dis courages,
- dis-courages,
- cramped one's style,
- de-presses,
- rendered null and void,
- cramped ones style,
- upset applecart,
- cramps ones style,
- over comes,
- dis-heartening,
- dashes one's hope,
- cramps one style,
- de pressing,
- counter acting.
- hold off,
- choke off,
- crimp,
- throw a monkey wrench into,
- crab,
- put on back burner,
- mystify,
- pigeonhole,
- corner,
- snooker,
- cut off,
- shelve,
- dead-end,
- confound,
- hang fire,
- stonewall,
- put on hold,
- hold up,
- puzzle.
- tie hands,
- tying one's hands,
- ties one hands,
- dragging ones feet,
- slowing down,
- gets in way,
- drags one's feet,
- tying hands,
- tying ones hands,
- got the way,
- drags ones feet,
- hog tie,
- getting in the way,
- gets the way,
- in-convenience,
- tied one's hands,
- gotten the way,
- tied one hands,
- drag one feet,
- got way,
- get way,
- slows down,
- getting the way,
- gat in the way,
- drags one feet,
- get in way,
- in conveniences,
- gotten in way,
- drag ones feet,
- gets way,
- gat the way,
- gat way,
- tying one hands,
- drags feet,
- dragging one feet,
- tie one hands,
- gat in way,
- dragged one's feet,
- get the way,
- gotten way,
- got in way,
- in-conveniences,
- tied hands,
- dragging feet,
- dragged one feet,
- ties hands,
- getting in way,
- ties one's hands,
- dragged ones feet,
- gotten in the way,
- ties ones hands,
- tie ones hands,
- gets in the way,
- getting way,
- dragging one's feet,
- tied ones hands,
- got in the way,
- dragged feet.
- blowing whistle on,
- blew whistle on,
- dis comfit,
- saddles with,
- dis comfits,
- flagged one,
- blows whistle on,
- dis-comfit,
- flagging one,
- dis-comfits,
- saddling with,
- flags one.
- holding down,
- holds down,
- out lawed,
- re pressed,
- out-lawing,
- puts brakes,
- re-presses,
- keeps in,
- out lawing,
- puts on brakes,
- Bitting,
- holds in,
- putting brakes,
- re-pressing,
- re press,
- re pressing,
- out-lawed,
- put brakes,
- putting on brakes,
- re presses.
- nip in bud,
- putting the kibosh on,
- puts the kibosh on,
- puts kibosh on,
- nip the bud,
- nip bud,
- putting kibosh on.
- be-wilders,
- be wilders,
- dis-maying,
- rattle cage,
- dis-mays,
- be wilder,
- threw into tizzy,
- rattled one's cage,
- dis mays,
- mess with head,
- be-wildering,
- dis countenanced,
- throwing into tizzy,
- dis-countenancing,
- dis-countenanced,
- be wildering,
- throws into tizzy,
- messed with ones head,
- rattling ones cage,
- rattles cage,
- throwing in to tizzy,
- mess with one head,
- messing with one head,
- mess with ones head,
- messed with one's head,
- dis-countenance,
- be-wildered,
- rattled cage,
- messing with ones head,
- dis-mayed,
- messes with one's head,
- dis-may,
- messes with ones head,
- messes with head,
- be-wilder,
- messed with head,
- threw in to tizzy,
- be wildered,
- rattle one cage,
- rattling one's cage,
- dis may,
- rattling cage,
- dis countenancing,
- dis-countenances,
- dis countenances,
- messes with one head,
- dis maying,
- rattles one cage,
- dis countenance,
- messing with one's head,
- rattled one cage,
- throw in to tizzy,
- rattles one's cage,
- rattle ones cage,
- messing with head,
- dis mayed,
- rattles ones cage.
- putting lock on,
- brought screeching halt,
- bring screeching halt,
- bringing screeching halt,
- brings screeching halt,
- zinged,
- puts stopper in,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- puts a lock on,
- keeping lid on,
- putting half nelson on,
- put stopper in,
- puts lock on,
- puts a stopper in,
- puts half nelson on,
- jamming up,
- throws cold water on,
- putting a lock on,
- kept lid on,
- jams up,
- putting stopper in,
- threw cold water on,
- brings to screeching halt,
- throwing cold water on,
- gridlocking,
- brought to screeching halt.
- bringing short,
- brought up short,
- brings up short,
- brings short,
- bringing up short,
- bring short,
- brought short.
- takes wind out of,
- up-sets,
- playing off,
- up-setting,
- upsets one apple cart,
- upset one apple cart,
- plays off,
- up sets,
- took wind out of,
- up-set,
- upsetting one's apple cart,
- taking wind out of,
- upsets one's apple cart,
- upset ones apple cart,
- upsetting one apple cart,
- upsetting ones apple cart,
- up setting,
- upsets ones apple cart.
- de stroying,
- under-mining,
- unbuilds,
- re-versed,
- un-build,
- de stroys,
- out smarting,
- out-smarts,
- brings naught,
- bring naught,
- de-stroying,
- out foxed,
- over throw,
- over-turning,
- un-building,
- out maneuvered,
- de stroy,
- out-foxing,
- un-does,
- un-did,
- over-throwing,
- un doing,
- making waves,
- over turning,
- un settled,
- out maneuvering,
- de-stroyed,
- over throwing,
- over thrown,
- un settles,
- brought to naught,
- out-smart,
- out-smarted,
- over throws,
- re-verse,
- over-throws,
- out-maneuvers,
- un did,
- un-built,
- out-fox,
- over turns,
- de-stroys,
- brought naught,
- un-settle,
- un build,
- out-foxes,
- bringing to naught,
- un-settled,
- out foxing,
- out foxes,
- bringing naught,
- un does,
- re versing,
- de-stroy,
- un done,
- under mining,
- de stroyed,
- out-maneuver,
- un-builds,
- out smart,
- un building,
- over-thrown,
- under mined,
- re verse,
- out fox,
- out smarted,
- brings to naught,
- un-settling,
- out smarts,
- over-throw,
- under-mined,
- un settle,
- un-doing,
- un built,
- un settling,
- over-turn.
- keep at arms length,
- re buffing,
- re-buffing,
- re butting,
- kept at arm's length,
- keeping arms length,
- keeping at arms length,
- re-buffed,
- keeping at bay,
- kept arm's length,
- keeping at arm's length,
- re-pulsing,
- keeps bay,
- re-pulses,
- kept off,
- keeps at arms length,
- re buff,
- keeping at arm length,
- re-pulsed,
- keeps off,
- keeps arm length,
- keep at arm length,
- kept at arms length,
- re butted,
- re-buffs,
- re pulsed,
- keeps arm's length,
- re-butting,
- re buffed,
- keep arm length,
- re-butted,
- kept at arm length,
- re pulsing,
- re pulses,
- keeping arm length,
- turns aside,
- beating off,
- keeps at arm length,
- keeping arm's length,
- keeping bay,
- keeps at arm's length,
- keep bay,
- keep arms length,
- kept arms length,
- re buffs,
- kept bay,
- beats off.
Other synonyms:
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- defeat.
- hamper,
- encumbered,
- thwart,
- get around,
- inhibits,
- knock props out,
- cooped up,
- hobble,
- put the kibosh on,
- hinders,
- By-pass,
- steer clear of,
- hold in,
- upset one's apple cart,
- give the run-around,
- put the chill on,
- saddled with,
- interferes with,
- makes waves,
- undo,
- nonplus,
- blockaded,
- lock up,
- render null and void,
- monkey with,
- by-passing,
- stab in back,
- cramp style,
- sell,
- turns away,
- sandbagged,
- forbid,
- ensnared,
- give the slip,
- hogtie,
- holding in,
- unbuilding,
- buffaloed,
- prohibit,
- up set,
- Preventing,
- shake off,
- declare illegal,
- nip in the bud,
- occlude,
- unbuilt,
- Tabooed,
- flag one,
- Forfend,
- cramp,
- Embargoed,
- hoodwinked,
- Entrapped,
- sandbags,
- take wind out of sails,
- Unbuild,
- dash one's hope,
- queers,
- detoured,
- double cross,
- steering clear of,
- ward off,
- circumvent,
- coop up,
- dashed hope,
- kept in,
- out maneuver,
- locked up,
- box up,
- give the run around,
- blow whistle on,
- Juke,
- turning away,
- leash,
- take wind out of,
- turn away,
- hinder,
- stop up,
- have bone to pick,
- stopped up,
- interfering with,
- make waves,
- detouring,
- slowed down,
- keep arm's length,
- stops up,
- beat off,
- turning aside,
- by-passes,
- bollix,
- getting around,
- turn aside,
- frustrate,
- take out of play,
- cramp one's style,
- played off,
- sandbag,
- get in the way,
- out wit,
- Stoppering,
- keep at bay,
- inhibit,
- says no,
- say no,
- doublecross,
- snafued,
- Jukes,
- stoppered,
- tie one's hands,
- sandbagging,
- keeping in,
- Buffaloes,
- queering,
- held down,
- scotches,
- hold down,
- by-passed,
- Scotching,
- impede,
- run rings around,
- turned aside,
- block,
- shut out,
- put on brakes,
- hang up,
- Embargoing,
- over turn,
- upset apple cart,
- blockading,
- play off,
- impeded,
- drag feet,
- buffalo,
- close off,
- closed off,
- bollixed,
- keep off,
- interfered with,
- nixing,
- Tabooing,
- held in,
- put kibosh on,
- bollixing,
- impeding,
- shuffle off,
- throw monkey wrench in,
- stump,
- run circles around,
- shutting out,
- obstruct,
- Scotched,
- saddle with,
- keep at arm's length,
- drag one's feet,
- queered,
- give run around,
- give the runaround,
- encumber,
- interfere with,
- locking up,
- Bitted,
- bring to naught,
- slow down,
- upset the apple cart,
- shakes off,
- cross,
- turned away,
- outwitting,
- stall,
- closing off,
- foil,
- keep in.
- put chill on,
- put a lock on,
- passed on,
- passing on,
- bring to screeching halt,
- put lock on,
- gridlocked,
- keep lid on,
- jam up,
- pass on,
- corked,
- corking,
- passes on.
- brake,
- counteract,
- anticipate,
- repulse,
- choke up,
- daze,
- distract,
- hamstring,
- negate,
- disqualification,
- slow,
- trammel,
- hoodwink,
- hog-tie,
- holdup,
- counter,
- ward,
- hitch,
- nullify,
- encumbrance,
- close up,
- delay,
- keep back,
- arrest,
- disconcert,
- restrain,
- frustration,
- bewilder,
- oppose,
- deterrent,
- fight off,
- intercept,
- defer,
- handicap,
- stay,
- Dumfound,
- halt,
- muddle,
- cut the ground from under,
- manacle,
- spike,
- deadlock,
- neutralize,
- interruption,
- hardship,
- kibosh,
- befuddle,
- Hinderance,
- seal off,
- lug,
- throw into confusion,
- drawback,
- block up,
- bring up short,
- hurdle,
- interrupt,
- clog,
- Holdback,
- parry,
- discouragement,
- ruin,
- put back,
- disappoint,
- suppress,
- inconvenience,
- disturbance,
- difficulty,
- hornswoggle,
- quit,
- perplex,
- bar,
- headache,
- fox,
- interfere,
- interception,
- extinguish,
- postpone,
- deceive,
- bamboozle,
- dilemma,
- impediment,
- short-circuit,
- retard,
- hold back,
- fetter,
- embarrassment,
- handcuff,
- ado,
- stupefy,
- discourage,
- dumbfound,
- freeze,
- check,
- confuse,
- blank out,
- draw a blank,
- repel,
- discombobulate,
- immobilise,
- hindrance,
- constraint,
- tie up,
- stop,
- barricade,
- block off,
- squelch,
- baulk,
- stick,
- flummox,
- jam,
- set back,
- forget,
- immobilize,
- abash,
- stun,
- Encumbrancer,
- predicament,
- impasse,
- dwell,
- abase into the rigger,
- bog,
- dead end,
- obturate,
- bog down,
- deflect,
- flabbergast,
- cripple,
- quash,
- nip,
- shackle,
- stuff.
Paraphrases for Stymie:
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Equivalence
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Verb, base form
impede.
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Verb, base form
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Independent
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Hyponym for Stymie:
n.
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cognition
obstruction, obstacle.
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cognition
Word of the Day
take a leaf out of someones book
- Synonyms:
- emulate.
