stymied

Synonyms

unable stopped frustrated crippled thwarted foiled hampered unslaked all dressed up and nowhere to go

Examples

Results rarely specify their causes unambiguously. If we have no direct evidence of fossils or human chronicles, if we are forced to infer a process only from its modern results, then we are usually stymied or reduced to speculation about probabilities. For many roads lead to almost any Rome. Stephen Jay Gould

Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied. Martin Short

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward. Arthur Erickson

There's so much in the 21st century that is stymied by bureaucracy and mediocrity and committee. Benedict Cumberbatch

We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters. Gijs de Vries

It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his efforts on global warming have been stymied by Tea Party wackos and weak-kneed Democrats in Congress. Jeff Goodell