Hindrance and Use

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Hindrance noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Use is an antonym for hindrance.

Nearby Word: hinder

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Hindrance is an antonym for use in application topic.

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

usual	usual hindrance	usual use
active	active hindrance	active use
actual	actual hindrance	actual use
real	real hindrance	real use
Other adjectives: constant, great, little, main, occasional.

It is also a hindrance, since to use his Martial Ballet Arts he has to use his real body, or something as strong.

Source: Humanshifting
Unfortunately, they also won the Super Power Lottery, so being unwilling to use elemental powers is hardly a hindrance to them.

Source: Wonder Twin Powers
Heero, Zechs and Quatre all master it to the point that they can use it with no problem at all by the end of the series, and Dorothy is able to instantly use it without hindrance, perhaps on account of already being a bit crazy.

Source: Combat Clairvoyance

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