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For the SAT and college: the words of the SAT’s reading passages. 1,119 words, A to Z.

4 words match “hinder”

  • hinder verb

    to delay or make it harder for something to happen

    Loud music hindered my efforts to study.

    Like hamper, obstruct, impede

  • hamper verb

    to make it harder for someone to do something

    Thick fog hampered the pilots’ view of the runway.

    Like hinder, obstruct, impede

  • impede verb

    to slow down or get in the way of progress

    Landslides on the highway impeded the buses traveling to Pokhara.

    Like hinder, obstruct, hamper

  • obstruct verb

    to block a path or prevent progress

    A fallen tree obstructed the road to the village.

    Like block, hinder, impede