hamper

The word “hamper” has 2 syllables: ham-per

It's pronounced as /ˈhæmpər/


What is synonym and antonym for hamper?

In the thesaurus, “hamper” has 113 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hamper along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hamper

  • arrest
  • baffle
  • bag
  • balk
  • bar
  • barricade
  • basin
  • basket
  • bassinet
  • bin
  • bind
  • block
  • blockade
  • bottle
  • bowl
  • box
  • brake
  • bucket
  • caddy
  • can
  • carrier
  • carton
  • cartridge
  • case
  • casket
  • chain
  • check
  • choke
  • clog
  • confine
  • constrain
  • container
  • cooler
  • cramp
  • crate
  • creel
  • cumber
  • curb
  • delay
  • derail
  • disrupt
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • entangle
  • fetter
  • foil
  • frustrate
  • get in the way
  • give a hard time
  • halter
  • hamstring
  • handbasket
  • handcuff
  • handicap
  • hang up
  • hinder
  • hobble
  • hog-tie
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • holder
  • impede
  • inconvenience
  • inhibit
  • interfere with
  • jar
  • jug
  • keg
  • kettle
  • kit
  • laundry basket
  • leash
  • locker
  • manacle
  • mire
  • muzzle
  • obstruct
  • pack
  • pail
  • pannier
  • pitcher
  • pocket
  • pot
  • prevent
  • receptacle
  • rein
  • repress
  • restrain
  • retain
  • retard
  • roadblock
  • sabotage
  • sack
  • shackle
  • short-circuit
  • slow down
  • smother
  • stifle
  • strangle
  • stump
  • stymie
  • suffocate
  • suppress
  • tether
  • thwart
  • tie
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • trunk
  • tub
  • vat
  • vessel
  • warmer

Antonyms for hamper

  • abet
  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • benefit
  • clear
  • encourage
  • expedite
  • explain
  • facilitate
  • forward
  • free
  • further
  • help
  • let go
  • liberate
  • loose
  • loosen
  • make way
  • open
  • permit
  • promote
  • push
  • release
  • smooth
  • support
  • unclog
  • unfasten
  • unplug
  • unstop
  • untie

Meanings of hamper

  • noun
    1. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.
    2. (uncommon except in) A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper.
    3. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
    4. Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
  • verb
    1. To put into a hamper.
    2. To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.
    3. To impede in motion or progress.

Example Sentences

  • The heavy rain did not hamper our enthusiasm for the outdoor barbecue.
  • Please don't let anything hamper your creativity, let your ideas flow freely.
  • The traffic congestion may hamper our arrival time, but we'll do our best to be there on schedule.
  • The economic downturn is starting to hamper business growth in the region.
  • She carefully packed her belongings into the hamper before heading off on her weekend getaway.

On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hamper, such as: abet, advance, aid, allow, arrest, assist, baffle.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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baffle

  • abash
  • addle
  • agitate
  • amaze
  • arrest
  • astound
  • avert
  • balk
  • bamboozle
  • bar
  • barricade
  • beat
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • block
  • bother
  • buffalo
  • buffer
  • bumper
  • chagrin
  • check
  • checkmate
  • circumvent
  • clog
  • cocoon
  • confound
  • confuse
  • conquer
  • cordon
  • counteract
  • cozen
  • cushion
  • cushioning
  • dash
  • daze
  • deceive
  • defeat
  • delude
  • disappoint
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disorient
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dumbfound
  • dupe
  • elude
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • faze
  • fender
  • fetter
  • floor
  • flummox
  • fluster
  • foil
  • fool
  • forestall
  • fox
  • frustrate
  • fuddle
  • get
  • gravel
  • gull
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • hinder
  • hoax
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hoodwink
  • humbug
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • manacle
  • maze
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • mix up
  • mortify
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • muffler
  • mystify
  • negate
  • neutralize
  • nonplus
  • nullify
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • offset
  • overcome
  • pad
  • padding
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pose
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • ruin
  • safeguard
  • set back
  • shackle
  • shield
  • short-circuit
  • snow
  • stall
  • stick
  • stop
  • string along
  • stump
  • stun
  • take in
  • throw
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • trick
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • weird out

baffled

  • abashed
  • addled
  • addlepated
  • adhered
  • agape
  • aghast
  • agitated
  • agnostic
  • agog
  • appalled
  • arrested
  • astonished
  • astounded
  • at a loss
  • at sea
  • at sixes and sevens
  • averted
  • awe-struck
  • awed
  • balked
  • bamboozled
  • barred
  • beat
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • beguiled
  • bemused
  • bested
  • bewildered
  • blocked
  • bollixed
  • bothered
  • bowled over
  • buffaloed
  • caught
  • chagrined
  • checked
  • checkmated
  • circumvented
  • clogged
  • clueless
  • come apart
  • come unzipped
  • confounded
  • confused
  • confusional
  • conquered
  • counteracted
  • cowed
  • cozened
  • crushed
  • dazed
  • dazzled
  • deceived
  • defeated
  • deluded
  • disappointed
  • discombobulated
  • discomfited
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconcerted
  • discountenanced
  • disheartened
  • dismayed
  • disorganized
  • disoriented
  • disquieted
  • distracted
  • distressed
  • distrustful
  • disturbed
  • dizzy
  • dopey
  • doubtful
  • doubting
  • dubious
  • dumbfounded
  • dumbstruck
  • duped
  • embarrassed
  • encumbered
  • equivocal
  • faithless
  • faltering
  • fazed
  • fettered
  • fixed
  • flabbergasted
  • flipped-out
  • floored
  • flummoxed
  • flustered
  • foggy
  • foiled
  • fooled
  • forestalled
  • fouled-up
  • foxed
  • frozen
  • frustrated
  • fuddled
  • giddy
  • glassy-eyed
  • glued
  • gone
  • got
  • graveled
  • gravelled
  • gulled
  • halted
  • hampered
  • handicapped
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • held back
  • hesitant
  • hesitating
  • hindered
  • hoaxed
  • hobbled
  • hoodwinked
  • humbled
  • humbugged
  • hung up
  • impeded
  • in a dither
  • in a fog
  • in a quandary
  • in clouds
  • in dilemma
  • indecisive
  • inhibited
  • irresolute
  • joined
  • licked
  • like doubting Thomas
  • lost
  • loused up
  • manacled
  • mastered
  • mazed
  • messed-up
  • mind-blown
  • mired
  • misguided
  • misled
  • mixed up
  • mortified
  • mucked up
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • mystified
  • negated
  • neutralized
  • nonplused
  • nonplussed
  • not following
  • not with it
  • nullified
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • of two minds
  • offset
  • out to lunch
  • overcame
  • overcome
  • overpowered
  • overthrown
  • overwhelmed
  • perplexed
  • perturbed
  • posed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • punch-drunk
  • punchy
  • put out
  • put to it
  • puzzled
  • questioning
  • rattled
  • reeling
  • routed
  • ruined
  • saddled
  • screwed-up
  • screwy
  • set back
  • shackled
  • shocked
  • shook
  • shook-up
  • short-circuited
  • shot to pieces
  • skeptical
  • slap-happy
  • slaphappy
  • snowed
  • spaced out
  • speechless
  • staggered
  • stalled
  • startled
  • stopped
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stumped
  • stunned
  • stupefied
  • stymied
  • subjugated
  • surmounted
  • surprised
  • suspicious
  • taken aback
  • tentative
  • theoretical
  • thrown
  • thrown off balance
  • thunderstruck
  • thwarted
  • tied up
  • took in
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • tricked
  • troubled
  • trounced
  • turbid
  • uncertain
  • unconvinced
  • undecided
  • undone
  • unglued
  • unhinged
  • unresolved
  • unscrewed
  • unsettled
  • unsure
  • unzipped
  • upset
  • vacillating
  • vanquished
  • vexed
  • vext
  • wavering
  • weirded out
  • without a clue
  • without belief
  • woolly
  • worsted

baffles

  • abashes
  • addles
  • agitates
  • arrests
  • averts
  • balks
  • bamboozles
  • barricades
  • bars
  • beats
  • befogs
  • befuddles
  • beguiles
  • bemuses
  • bewilders
  • blocks
  • bothers
  • buffaloes
  • buffers
  • bumpers
  • chagrins
  • checkmates
  • checks
  • clogs
  • cocoons
  • confounds
  • confuses
  • conquers
  • cordons
  • counteracts
  • cozens
  • cushionings
  • cushions
  • deceives
  • defeats
  • deludes
  • discombobulates
  • discomfits
  • discomforts
  • discomposes
  • disconcerts
  • discountenances
  • dismays
  • disorients
  • disquiets
  • distresses
  • disturbs
  • dupes
  • embarrasses
  • encumbers
  • fazes
  • fenders
  • fetters
  • flummoxes
  • flusters
  • foils
  • fools
  • forestalls
  • foxes
  • frustrates
  • fuddles
  • gets
  • gravels
  • gulls
  • halts
  • hampers
  • handicaps
  • hinders
  • hoaxes
  • hobbles
  • holds back
  • hoodwinks
  • humbugs
  • impedes
  • inhibits
  • manacles
  • mazes
  • misguides
  • misleads
  • mortifies
  • muddies
  • muddles
  • mufflers
  • mystifies
  • negates
  • neutralizes
  • nonpluses
  • nonplusses
  • nullifies
  • obstructs
  • obviates
  • offsets
  • overcomes
  • paddings
  • pads
  • perplexes
  • perturbs
  • poses
  • precludes
  • prevents
  • puzzles
  • rattles
  • safeguards
  • sets back
  • shackles
  • shields
  • short-circuits
  • snows
  • stalls
  • sticks
  • stops
  • strings along
  • stumps
  • stuns
  • takes in
  • thwarts
  • ties up
  • trammels
  • tricks
  • unhinges
  • unsettles
  • upsets
  • vexes
  • weirds out

baffling

  • abashing
  • abstruse
  • absurd
  • addling
  • agitating
  • arresting
  • asinine
  • averting
  • avoidance
  • balking
  • bamboozling
  • barring
  • beating
  • befogging
  • befuddling
  • beguiling
  • bemusing
  • bewildering
  • beyond one
  • bizarre
  • blocking
  • bothering
  • buffaloing
  • chagrining
  • checking
  • checkmate
  • checkmating
  • choppy
  • circumvention
  • clogging
  • confounding
  • confused
  • confusing
  • conquering
  • counteracting
  • cozening
  • crossing
  • curious
  • debarment
  • deceiving
  • defeating
  • deluding
  • determent
  • deterrence
  • difficult to understand
  • discombobulating
  • discomfiting
  • discomforting
  • discomposing
  • disconcerting
  • disconnected
  • discountenancing
  • disjointed
  • dismaying
  • disordered
  • disorderly
  • disorganized
  • disorienting
  • disquieting
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • duping
  • eccentric
  • embarrassing
  • encumbering
  • enigmatic
  • enjoining
  • fallacious
  • fazing
  • fettering
  • flummoxing
  • flustering
  • foiling
  • fooling
  • foolish
  • forbidding
  • forestalling
  • forestallment
  • foxing
  • frustrating
  • frustration
  • fuddling
  • getting
  • graveling
  • gravelling
  • gulling
  • halting
  • hampering
  • handicapping
  • hard to understand
  • hindering
  • hoaxing
  • hobbling
  • holding back
  • hoodwinking
  • humbugging
  • illogical
  • impeding
  • incoherent
  • incomprehensible
  • inconsistent
  • inexplicable
  • inhibiting
  • interdicting
  • interdiction
  • invalid
  • irrational
  • manacling
  • mazing
  • meaningless
  • misguiding
  • misleading
  • mortifying
  • muddled
  • muddling
  • muddying
  • mystifying
  • negating
  • negation
  • neutralization
  • neutralizing
  • nonplusing
  • nonplussing
  • nonsensical
  • nullification
  • nullifying
  • nutty
  • obstructing
  • obviating
  • odd
  • offsetting
  • outlandish
  • outlawing
  • overcoming
  • peculiar
  • perplexing
  • perturbing
  • posing
  • precluding
  • preposterous
  • preventing
  • prevention
  • prohibiting
  • prohibition
  • proscribing
  • proscription
  • puzzling
  • rattling
  • ridiculous
  • screwy
  • senseless
  • setting back
  • shackling
  • short-circuiting
  • silly
  • snowing
  • stalling
  • sticking
  • stopping
  • strange
  • stringing along
  • stumping
  • stunning
  • taking in
  • thwarting
  • tieing up
  • trammeling
  • trammelling
  • tricking
  • tying up
  • unaccountable
  • unclear
  • unconnected
  • unconvincing
  • unexplainable
  • unfathomable
  • unhinging
  • unorganized
  • unreasonable
  • unsettling
  • unsound
  • unusual
  • upsetting
  • vexing
  • weird
  • weirding out

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