HOBBLE Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈhä-bəl

Definition of hobble

as in to impede

to create difficulty for the work or activity of we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping

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as in to limp

to walk while favoring one leg I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

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hobble

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noun

as in let

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Recent Examples of hobble

Verb

Hui’s Evergrande Group has been hobbled by debt since 2021, with $300 billion in liabilities. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Clark rolled her ankle while the Fever were on defense and, worse yet, hobbled off the court to the locker room. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Noun

In the video, Senior Corporal Edgar Morales was shot in the calf in the initial exchange, and is seen walking with a slight hobble afterward. — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023 The city said in its Thursday release that Chauvin knelt on her for several minutes, even after she had been restrained by a hobble. — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hobble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobble

Verb

Cornstarch can create issues like clogging sprayers, impeding root growth, or interfering with leaf function.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
But Blanche played down concerns that the erosion of judicial trust could impede his efforts to advance his agenda.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of impede

Verb

In the fourth quarter, Burton also got hit by a hard foul from New York’s Jones and limped off, but stayed in the game following a timeout.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
The latest offensive lineman to go down in the preseason was Marcus Bryant, who limped off the field early against the Eagles.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of limp

Noun

But Wallace uses this hindrance as inspiration for creative ways of translating King’s writing to the small screen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Election experts say confusion, rather than actual changes to law, could be the main hindrance to voter participation in November.

— Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hindrance

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As families wait for news about their relatives, damaged roads, power outages and fears of further flooding have hampered rescue efforts.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Analysts point out that on one hand, droughts can hamper hydroelectric generation, while high temperatures raise cooling demand and strain power grids.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hamper

Noun

His book with Daphna Renan vigorously defends majority rule against institutional impediments.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The Error-Correction Breakthrough Alters the Conversation Error has been one of the most significant impediments to quantum computation for many years.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of impediment

Verb

The money hurts, sure, and the bans aren’t fun, but losing five straight first-round picks can completely hinder a franchise.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
For example, Otto’s research has shown that, in yeast, having extra copies of every gene hinders the organism’s ability to adapt to the common antifungal medication nystatin.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hinder

Noun

From forms of development of the productive forces these relations turn into their fetters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.

— Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026

Definition of fetter

Verb

Or from locking up Mick Cronin through 2030, even though UCLA’s prickly basketball coach embarrasses the university annually and hasn’t reached a Sweet 16 since 2023.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The comprehensive regimen is meant to uncover any prior criminal conduct in an applicant’s past as well as embarrassing personal information that could make an employee vulnerable to blackmail.

— Eric Tucker, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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