Synonyms of the word

hindrance

• n. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
• n. The state or act of hindering something.

act

• n. (countable) Something done, a deed.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
• n. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
• n. The process of doing something.
• n. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
• n. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
• n. (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
• n. (countable) Any organized activity.
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour.
• n. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the…
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
• v. (intransitive) To do something.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
• v. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
• v. (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
• v. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
• v. (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
• v. (transitive) To play (a role).
• v. (transitive) To feign.
• v. (mathematics, intransitive, construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group…
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

balk

• n. An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
• n. (archaeology) the wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
• n. beam, crossbeam.
• n. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
• n. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
• n. (sports) deceptive motion; feint.
• v. (archaic) To pass over or by.
• v. To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
• v. (obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.
• v. To stop, check, block.
• v. To stop short and refuse to go on.
• v. To refuse suddenly.
• v. To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to thwart.
• v. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
• v. To leave or make balks in.
• v. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.
• v. To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

baulk

• n. (Britain) Alternative spelling of balk.
• n. (Britain) In billiards, the area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially…
• v. (Britain) Alternative spelling of balk.

check

• n. (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
• n. An inspection or examination.
• n. A control; a limit or stop.
• n. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
• n. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
• n. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
• n. (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
• n. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
• n. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
• n. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
• n. (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
• n. A small chink or crack.
• v. To inspect; to examine.
• v. To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
• v. (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have…
• v. To control, limit, or halt.
• v. To verify or compare with a source of information.
• v. To leave in safekeeping.
• v. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
• v. (street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have…
• v. (contact sports) To hit another player with one's body.
• v. (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
• v. (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.
• v. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
• v. (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
• v. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• v. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
• v. To make a stop; to pause; with at.
• v. (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
• v. To act as a curb or restraint.
• v. (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
• n. (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered…

deterrent

• adj. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.
• n. Something that deters.

difficulty

• n. The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
• n. An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
• n. Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning.

encumbrance

• n. Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
• n. (law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.

handicap

• n. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
• n. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest…
• n. (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages…
• n. A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage,…
• n. (obsolete, card game) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
• v. (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
• v. (transitive, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
• v. To estimate betting odds.

hinderance

• n. Archaic spelling of hindrance.

hitch

• n. A sudden pull.
• n. Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope . See List of hitch knots…
• n. A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
• n. (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
• n. A hidden or unfavorable condition or element; a catch.
• n. A period of time. Most often refers to time spent in the military.
• v. (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
• v. (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
• v. (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
• v. (informal, transitive) contraction of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
• v. (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
• v. (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
• v. (Britain) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.

impediment

• n. A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.

impedimenta

• n. Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military…
• n. plural of impedimentum.

incumbrance

• n. A burden; a thing that must be carried.
• n. (law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.

interference

• n. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
• n. (sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
• n. (physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves, such as a distortion on a broadcast…
• n. (US, law) In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of…
• n. (chess) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing…

obstructer

• n. Someone who obstructs, agent noun of obstruct.

obstruction

• n. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
• n. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
• n. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions;…

obstructor

• n. Alternative form of obstructer.

preventative

• adj. Alternative form of preventive.
• n. Alternative form of preventive.

preventive

• adj. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
• adj. Carried out to deter military aggression.
• adj. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
• adj. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
• n. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
• n. (nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
• n. A contraceptive, especially a condom.