INTERFERES (WITH) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

interferes (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of interfere (with)

as in hampers

to create difficulty for the work or activity of claims that the countless federal regulations interfere with his business and are of no benefit to anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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hampers
hinders
impedes
embarrasses
obstructs
handicaps
holds back
blocks
hog-ties
inhibits
delays
short-circuits
stymies
gives a hard time
cramps
cramps one's style
clogs
disrupts
encumbers
trammels
ties up
shackles
hobbles
handcuffs
restrains
fetters
constrains
bogs (down)
holds up
frustrates
ties
thwarts
curbs
brakes
manacles
reins
binds
checks
chains
balks
retards
tethers
retains
stifles
hedges (in)
arrests
confines
barricades
roadblocks
baffles
strangles
chokes
leashes
hems (in)
blockades
sabotages
foils
derails
smothers
halters
stumps
suffocates
mires
muzzles
represses
suppresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

helps
facilitates
aids
assists
opens
releases
unstops
clears
liberates
frees
makes way
unties
encourages
unclogs
unplugs
promotes
loosens
smooths
smoothes
furthers

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“Interferes (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interferes%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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