Handicap
Handicap verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least
Obstruct is a synonym for handicap in restrict topic. In some cases you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb "Handicap".
Nearby Words: handicapped, handicapping
Obstruct
Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Usage example: this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| characters | handicap characters | obstruct characters |
| players | handicap players | obstruct players |
| enemies | handicap enemies | obstruct enemies |
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Obstruct and Handicap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/handicap/obstruct
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