Synonyms for hamper

Most common

hinder · impede · cramp · embarrass · strangle · halter

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

foster, abet, impel

All antonyms of hamper →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To impede in motion or progress.

2. v. 2

   To put into a hamper.

   Competition pigeons are hampered for the truck trip to the point of release where the race back starts.

3. n. 1

   A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.

   an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels

Forms

Plural

hampers → shackles, trammels, bonds, baskets…

Past participle

hampered
e.g. hampered → hindered, impeded, cramped, embarrassed…

Example sentences

• embarrass I doubt very seriously that that'll embarrass Tom.
• hinder If you cannot help us, don't at least hinder us.
• impede He has tried to impede an official investigation.
• encumber I am sorry to encumber you with the children.
• hobble I can't walk, but I can definitely hobble.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

bond¹, clog¹

5 letters

limit², chain¹, crate¹, cramp¹

6 letters

basket², hinder², impede², thwart¹, impair², halter², hobble², stymie², fetter², cumber²

7 letters

disable³, inhibit³, shackle², trammel², manacle

8 letters

restrict², handicap³, restrain², obstruct², strangle², entangle³, encumber³

9 letters

interfere³, restraint², embarrass³, frustrate², entrammel

10 letters

impediment⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit² = 2 syllables).