stymie

Examples

• All

• Bring back some of the old gamesmanship rules, like stymies.

  Blog text (18)

• Harry Terris at American Banker has a classic headline today, "Card Payment Rates Stymie Lending."

  Blog text (29)

• Fear of fracking stymies gas's potential.

  Blog text (21)

• We'd been stymied plenty by various stymies.

  Fiction book (2002)

• So "White Riot's" targeting of this system is a direct attack on the ideological social structure that maintains class privilege and stymies "real democracy."

  Academic text (2014)

• The United States becomes little better than the countries it seeks to "liberate" when it stifles dissent and stymies protest.

  Academic text (2003)

• The new regulations created a significant stymie for the company's expansion plans.

• Lack of funding often becomes a stymie for research projects aiming to develop innovative solutions.

• The unexpected flood served as a major stymie to the construction schedule of the new bridge.

Synonyms

O

obstacle

vsstymie

343 3.4

A thing or problem that makes it hard to reach a goal

is the broader label for any situation making movement or progress hard

O

obstruction

vsstymie

222 4.8

Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard

is the general situation or thing that makes progress difficult

I

impediment

vsstymie

51 7.0

Something that stops or slows progress

emphasizes a definite stoppage or barrier rather than mere slowing

R

roadblock

vsstymie

50 3.9

A problem that stops progress or makes a goal hard to reach

is more general and can mean any obstructive situation or obstacle

H

hindrance

vsstymie

21 5.7

A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic

focuses more on a full prevention or serious obstruction of progress

S

stumbling block

vsstymie

18 4.4

A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult

can also describe broader situations that generally make progress hard

H

hang-up

vsstymie

16 5.9

An unexpected problem that stops progress in a plan or process

can describe a wider or more lasting situation that blocks progress

L

logjam

vsstymie

10 7.5

A situation where talks or plans cannot move forward because of a big problem

is a general hindering situation without implying complexity or severity

S

speed bump

vsstymie

• Informal

5 3.2

A problem that slows progress in a project

often means a stronger impediment that can stop progress entirely

H

to hit a snag

vsstymie

• Informal

5 5.5

To meet an unexpected problem that stops progress

describes obstacles that may fully prevent progress, not only small issues

H

to hit a roadblock

vsstymie

2 5.3

To face an unexpected problem that prevents progress

can refer to any situation or obstacle that prevents moving forward

S

stymy

vsstymie

9.1

A situation where progress is blocked and plans cannot move forward

is the neutral term for any situation that prevents progress

U

unexpected roadblock

vsstymie

4.2

A sudden problem that stops progress and causes delay

is not necessarily sudden and can be expected or planned for

Antonyms

A

advance

329 3.1

Progress toward a goal or a new discovery

How Obstructive

to blockade

1 6.1

barrier

309 3.7

stymie

1 8.4

obstacle

343 3.4

hindrance

21 5.7

setback

148 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology