Compelled
Hampered and compelled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hampered" instead an adjective "Compelled".
Nearby Words: compel, compelling
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bound and compelled
- bound and hampered
- responsible and compelled
- responsible and hampered
- constrained and compelled
- constrained and hampered
- under obligation and compelled
- under obligation and hampered
- to blame and compelled
- to blame and hampered
- duty-bound and compelled
- duty-bound and hampered
- decision-making and compelled
- decision-making and hampered
Both words in one sentence
- Cole, in a divorce case; this is hampered by the fact that he knows she's in the wrong and is supernaturally compelled to tell the truth.
Source: Really Seventeen Years Old
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Hampered and Compelled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compelled/hampered
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