Englishhamper2
verb
an attempt to hamper the investigations:
hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, thwart, foil, curb, delay, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, interfere with;
restrict, restrain, constrain, block, check, curtail, frustrate, cramp, bridle, handicap, cripple, hamstring, shackle, fetter, encumber;
informal stymie;
British, informal throw a spanner in the works of;
North American, informal bork, throw a monkey wrench in the works of;
rare cumber, trammel.
▷antonyms help.
| choose the right word | hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct |
| See hinder. | |
hamper (2) Oxford Dictionary of English