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Definition of hindered : of Hinder

Synonyms:

constrained, bottlenecked, complicated, crimped, congested, snagged, plugged, blocked, stopped, restricted, constipated, tangled, snarled, jammed, deterred, braked, fettered, stayed, thwarted, baffled, burdened, dragged, curbed, interrupted, fouled, dammed, detained, bunged, entangled, choked, caught, encumbered, restrained, mired, entrapped, barred, delayed, frustrated, clogged

defied, checked, conflicted, antagonized, confronted, impeded, countered, obstructed, counterattacked, crossed, objected, disputed, interfered, inhibited, opposed, contradicted, resisted, meddled, repulsed, oppressed, fought, repressed, intercepted, repelled, counteracted, rebuffed, disagreed, challenged, suppressed, protested

enfeebled, invalidated, deadened, tampered, disarmed, hobbled, benumbed, neutralized, crippled, weakened, abrogated, handicapped, botched, cramped, undermined, scotched, hampered, vitiated, incapacitated, prostrated, hamstrung, sapped, impaired, anesthetized, dulled, disabled, screwed up, stunned, paralyzed, lamed, stupefied

depressed, disinclined, dampened, throttled, disheartened, de-motivated, daunted, stifled, discouraged, dissuaded

confined, bound, leashed, constricted, controlled, shackled, bridled, collared, tethered

lingered, poked, crawled, trudged, plodded, dawdled, crept, slowed, loitered, retarded

maintained, preserved, held, conserved, prevented, retained, reserved

Usage examples:

• One of them was the person, whom I have before mentioned under the name of the Taboo man, who constantly attended Captain Cook with the circumstances of ceremony I have already described; and who, though a man of rank in the island, could scarcely be hindered from performing for him the lowest offices of a menial servant. - "A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16", Robert Kerr.
• He was always on his way to Lewside Cottage, but something always hindered him from getting there. - "Furze the Cruel", John Trevena.
• Its past effects cannot be recalled; but here the evil may end, the mistake may be cleared up, and be hindered from destroying the future peace of your mother. - "Jane Talbot", Charles Brockden Brown.