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stymy

stymy

9.1
A situation where progress is blocked and plans cannot move forward
  • noun
  • /ˈstaɪmi/
translation icon : obstáculo
  • The project hit a stymy when funding was unexpectedly withdrawn.

Examples

  • She found herself in a stymy, unable to move forward with her plans.

  • Her illness became a stymy to her career advancement.

  • Negotiations reached a stymy that neither side could overcome.

  • The heavy rain created a stymy for the outdoor event.

  • She found herself in a stymy, unable to move forward with her plans.

  • The project hit a stymy when funding was unexpectedly withdrawn.

  • Her illness became a stymy to her career advancement.

Synonyms

obstruction
vsstymy
222 4.8

Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard

describes the whole blocked situation and its frustrating effect
logjam
vsstymy
10 7.5

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

refers more generally to any blocked situation and not only complex cases
stymie
vsstymy
1 8.4

An obstacle that stops progress

is an alternative spelling of the same idea

Antonyms

progress
∞ 2.5

Forward change toward a goal or better state

How Obstructive

to blockade
1 6.1
barrier
309 3.7
stymy
9.1
obstacle
343 3.4
hindrance
21 5.7
setback
148 3.6

Surface Forms

stymy singular
stymies plural

Etymology

Stymy comes from that golf picture of one ball 'in the way', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of being stuck behind something; that's why a stymy now means any situation where progress is blocked and you feel stuck.