Synonyms

stymied

American

[stahy-meed] / ˈstaɪ mid /

adjective

hindered, blocked, or thwarted.

In this drama he plays a stymied professor of history who has never managed to become department head.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of stymie.

Etymology

Origin of stymied

stymie ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Stymied researchers have instead tried to refine their models of virtual hadronic blobs with data harvested from real ones produced by collisions of electrons in other experiments.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

Stymied, the police took another step this week in hopes of finding new clues: They revealed the identities of the women as Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli, 23.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Stymied in many of her top priorities both domestically and internationally, the treasury secretary has been absorbed in rallying the world to her proposal.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

Stymied by the Marlins pitching staff, the Mariners couldn’t recover from the game-changing inning with a rally, instead suffering a 3-1 defeat.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2022

Stymied by the British, Ludendorff turned on the French.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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