to stymy
20
8.7
- verb
- /ˈstaɪmi/
:
obstaculizar
- The unexpected rainstorm stymied our plans for a picnic in the park.
- stymied efforts
- stymied attempts
- stymied progress
And so, you know, students find their desires stymied and frustrated constantly.
- And so, you know, students find their desires stymied and frustrated constantly.
- And I was really stymied for the first time as a producer.
- Are you going to do everything and keep all the money yet stymie your growth?
- And that kind of thinking, my friends, stymies your growth.
- Let's stop stymieing this conversation by saying don't talk about narcissism because you don't have the right to diagnose someone.
Examples
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His goal of returning power to the chapters was stymied by the Tribal Council.
Academic text (1998) -
Working under the authority of such individuals stymies innovation, creativity, and both personal and institutional growth.
Academic text (2011) -
And I was really stymied for the first time as a producer.
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This is a tough case, and they are stymied.
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The lack of capital for the production of sugar and coffee may have stymied commercial agriculture.
Academic text (2004) -
And so, you know, students find their desires stymied and frustrated constantly.
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As a result, they can be stymied by a powerful party's refusal to act in good faith.
Academic text (1998) -
His efforts were stymied when workers there took a stance of solidarity with the strikers.
Academic text (2000) -
Limited-access roads and visitor services, on the other hand, stymied the North Rim's popularity.
Academic text (2012) -
For too long, legitimate worries about infringing on Africa's independence have stymied international efforts to address this problem.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
187
3.2
Stop someone or something from moving forward
119
5.1
To block a path or view
87
7.4
To stop someone from doing what they want
75
3.6
To make it difficult for people or things to do something
49
5.3
To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show
35
6.5
To slow the progress or movement of people and things
35
3.6
Stop someone from doing something they planned to do
33
6.7
To limit growth or activity so it cannot continue
26
8.4
To make something happen more slowly
9
3.7
To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it
5
8.0
To stop or slow progress
5
5.8
To get stuck and stop making progress
2
6.0
To become narrow and slow progress
1
3.4
Stop someone from reaching their goal
1
8.2
To stop a person or organization from making progress
1
6.1
To stop someone or something from making progress
To stop someone on purpose from doing what they planned
Stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding
Antonyms
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Etymology
To stymy someone is to 'block' or stop their progress, and this verb comes from the same golf image of one ball stopping another, so to stymy is to get in the way of someone's plans (a helpful memory is to hear it as 'stop me').