hinder
I
verb
annoy, arrest, barricade, be an impediment, be an obstacle, block, bother, check, clog, constrain, cramp, cripple, curb, detain, discommode, discourage, encumber, fetter, get in the way, halt, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hold back, impair, impede, impedire, incommode, inconvenience, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt, keep back, obstruct, occlude, prevent temporarily, prohibere render difficult, restrain, restrict, retard, retardare, set back, shackle, slow down, stand in the way, trammel, traverse, work against
associated concepts: interference with a contract, interference with a lawful order, obstructing justice
II
index
arrest (stop), balk, bind (restrain), block, check (restrain), clog, conflict, constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), control (restrain), counter, counteract, countervail, curb, debar, defer (put off), delay, detain (restrain), deter, disable, disadvantage, disappoint, discommode, discontinue (break continuity), discourage, disrupt, enjoin, estop, fetter, fight (counteract), foil, forbid, forestall, frustrate, halt, hamper, hold up (delay), impair, impede, inconvenience, inhibit, interdict, interfere, interpose, interrupt, keep (restrain), limit, lock, obstruct, obturate, occlude, oppugn, preclude, prevent, prohibit, repress, repulse, resist (oppose), restrain, stall, stave, stay (halt), stem (check), stop, suspend, tamper, thwart, toll (stop), trammel, withhold, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006