GIVEN A HARD TIME Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

given a hard time

phrase

past participle of give a hard time

as in tied up

to create difficulty for the work or activity of If he would stop giving me a hard time about everything I do, I might get this project done on time.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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tied up
interfered (with)
checked
delayed
held back
reined
impeded
hampered
hindered
handcuffed
trammelled
handicapped
stymied
cramped
obstructed
embarrassed
frustrated
inhibited
short-circuited
cramped one's style
encumbered
hobbled
clogged
shackled
trammeled
fettered
manacled
held up
hog-tied
blocked
tied
bound
bogged (down)
balked
retarded
retained
restrained
constrained
curbed
arrested
thwarted
chained
tethered
leashed
stumped
baffled
confined
disrupted
haltered
braked
barricaded
derailed
mired
roadblocked
foiled
strangled
smothered
suffocated
stifled
sabotaged
hedged (in)
hemmed (in)
blockaded
choked
muzzled
repressed
suppressed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

helped
assisted
aided
facilitated
opened
cleared
released
made way
freed
liberated
untied
smoothed
encouraged
unplugged
loosened
unstopped
promoted
unclogged
furthered

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“Given a hard time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20a%20hard%20time. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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