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stymie

verbHigh-frequency wordMore S words

to block, hinder, or thwart progress

Word origin: From a Scots golf term for a blocking ball on the green.

In a sentence

Stymie in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing stymie in a sentence.

Funding shortages stymied the research for years.

A single procedural objection was enough to stymie the bill for the remainder of the session.

Synonyms
thwartobstructimpede
Antonyms
Usage & nuance

Using “stymie” well

Stymie means to block, hinder, or thwart progress, leaving someone stuck. It originated in golf and now applies broadly to obstructed efforts.

Common questions

Questions about “stymie

Stymie (verb) means to block, hinder, or thwart progress
Here is stymie used in an example sentence: "Funding shortages stymied the research for years." Another example: "A single procedural objection was enough to stymie the bill for the remainder of the session."
Common synonyms for stymie include thwart, obstruct, impede.
Antonyms of stymie include assist, facilitate.
Clusters with thwart, obstruct, and impede in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms assist and facilitate mark the opposite, enabling pole.
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