hamstring

The word “hamstring” has 2 syllables: ham-string

It's pronounced as /ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for hamstring?

In the thesaurus, “hamstring” has 23 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hamstring along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hamstring

Antonyms for hamstring

  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • empower
  • energize
  • fortify
  • freshen
  • further
  • galvanize
  • help
  • invigorate
  • promote
  • refresh
  • refreshen
  • regenerate
  • rejuvenate
  • restore
  • revitalize
  • revive
  • strengthen
  • vitalize

Meanings of hamstring

  • noun
    1. One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
    2. The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
  • verb
    1. To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
    2. To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.

Example Sentences

  • He had to stop running after feeling a sharp pain in his hamstring.
  • The dancer's performance was affected by a pulled hamstring.
  • The athlete underwent surgery to repair a torn hamstring.
  • Stretching exercises can help prevent hamstring injuries.
  • The physical therapist recommended strengthening exercises to rehabilitate the hamstring.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hamstring, such as: aid, allow, assist, attenuate, cripple, debilitate, disable.

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damage

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kayo

  • KO
  • TKO
  • X out
  • abolish
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • bang
  • bash
  • bastinade
  • bastinado
  • bat
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  • beat
  • beating
  • belt
  • biff
  • black out
  • blot out
  • blow
  • bludgeon
  • bludgeoning
  • blue pencil
  • body blow
  • bop
  • box
  • buffet
  • bust
  • call all bets off
  • call off
  • cancel
  • chop
  • clap
  • clip
  • clobber
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  • clout
  • cold pack
  • coldcock
  • counter
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  • counterstroke
  • coup de grace
  • crack
  • cruncher
  • cudgeling
  • cudgelling
  • cuff
  • cut
  • dab
  • delete
  • discard
  • do in
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  • down
  • drop
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  • efface
  • eradicate
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  • fell
  • fillip
  • final blow
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  • flogging
  • floor
  • gut
  • hack
  • hammer
  • hammering
  • hamstring
  • hand
  • haymaker
  • hearts and flowers
  • hit
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  • jab
  • kick
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  • knee
  • knock
  • knock down
  • knock off
  • knock out
  • knock over
  • knock senseless
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  • knockout
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  • lambasting
  • larrup
  • lash
  • launder
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  • left
  • level
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  • licking
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  • one-two
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  • paste
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  • pelt
  • pick
  • plump
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  • pummeling
  • pummelling
  • punch
  • rabbit punch
  • rap
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  • right
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  • scrub
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  • sidewinder
  • slam
  • slap
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  • sock
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  • whack
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keep

  • abide by
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  • guarding
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  • hamper
  • hamstring
  • handcuff
  • handle
  • hang on to
  • hangar
  • harbor
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  • ritualize
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  • satisfy
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  • screen
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  • set up
  • shackle
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  • silence
  • sink
  • smother
  • solemnize
  • sponsor
  • squelch
  • stack
  • stage-manage
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  • stand up for
  • steer
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  • stifle
  • stock
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  • strangle
  • subsidize
  • superintend
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  • sustain
  • sustaining
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  • swallow
  • take care of
  • tame
  • tend
  • trade in
  • treasure
  • underwrite
  • upkeep
  • victual
  • wall
  • war
  • ward
  • warehouse
  • watch
  • watch over
  • withhold
  • withstand

lame

  • abhorrent
  • abominable
  • abysmal
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • bad
  • bang
  • base
  • bash
  • bastard
  • batter
  • beat
  • below par
  • belt
  • blamable
  • bludgeon
  • box
  • break
  • bruise
  • bruised
  • brutal
  • buffet
  • bum
  • bung up
  • bush
  • bush-league
  • censurable
  • cheap
  • cheesy
  • coarse
  • common
  • condemnable
  • contemptible
  • counterfeit
  • cowardly
  • crappy
  • craven
  • cripple
  • cruddy
  • crumby
  • crummy
  • cut-rate
  • damage
  • damnable
  • dastardly
  • defective
  • deficient
  • deplorable
  • despicable
  • detestable
  • dirty
  • disable
  • disabled
  • disastrous
  • discreditable
  • disfigure
  • disgraceful
  • disgusting
  • dishonorable
  • dismember
  • disreputable
  • dissatisfactory
  • dreadful
  • drub
  • egregious
  • execrable
  • fake
  • faltering
  • faulty
  • feeble
  • flabby
  • flagrant
  • flawed
  • flimsy
  • flog
  • from hunger
  • game
  • gimpy
  • gnarly
  • gore
  • gross
  • grubby
  • halt
  • hammer
  • hamstring
  • harm
  • hateful
  • hit
  • hobble
  • hobbling
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • hurt
  • ignoble
  • ignominious
  • ill
  • impair
  • impaired
  • inadequate
  • incapacitate
  • ineffective
  • inefficient
  • inferior
  • injure
  • injured
  • insufficient
  • junky
  • kill
  • kneecap
  • lace
  • lacerate
  • lacking
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lash
  • lesser
  • lick
  • limping
  • loathsome
  • lousy
  • low
  • low-grade
  • low-rent
  • maim
  • mangle
  • maul
  • meager
  • meagre
  • mean
  • mediocre
  • miscreant
  • miserable
  • miserly
  • murder
  • mutilate
  • nasty
  • niggardly
  • odious
  • off
  • pained
  • paltry
  • paralyze
  • paste
  • pathetic
  • pelt
  • phoney
  • phony
  • pitiable
  • pitiful
  • pommel
  • poor
  • pound
  • pummel
  • punch
  • punk
  • ratty
  • reprehensible
  • reproachable
  • reptilian
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • revolting
  • revulsive
  • rotten
  • rubbishy
  • scabby
  • scanty
  • scar
  • scummy
  • scurrilous
  • scurvy
  • second-rate
  • shabby
  • sham
  • shameful
  • shoddy
  • short
  • skimp
  • skimpy
  • slap
  • sleazy
  • smack
  • smash
  • sneaking
  • sock
  • sordid
  • sore
  • sorry
  • sour
  • spank
  • spare
  • squalid
  • stiff
  • stingy
  • stinky
  • suboptimal
  • subpar
  • substandard
  • sucky
  • swat
  • swipe
  • terrible
  • thin
  • thrash
  • thump
  • thwack
  • torment
  • torture
  • trashy
  • unacceptable
  • unconvincing
  • under par
  • unethical
  • unpersuasive
  • unpleasing
  • unprincipled
  • unsatisfactory
  • unscrupulous
  • unspeakable
  • unsuitable
  • useless
  • valueless
  • vile
  • villainous
  • wack
  • wallop
  • wanting
  • weak
  • whack
  • whip
  • wing
  • worthless
  • wound
  • wretched
  • wrong

obstruct

  • arrest
  • baffle
  • balk
  • bar
  • barricade
  • bind
  • block
  • blockade
  • brake
  • bung
  • chain
  • check
  • choke
  • clog
  • close
  • clot
  • confine
  • congest
  • constrain
  • cork
  • crab
  • cramp
  • curb
  • cut off
  • dam
  • dead-end
  • delay
  • derail
  • disrupt
  • embarrass
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  • fetter
  • fill
  • flood
  • foil
  • foul up
  • frustrate
  • fur
  • get in the way
  • give a hard time
  • glut
  • gridlock
  • halter
  • hamper
  • hamstring
  • handcuff
  • handicap
  • hang up
  • hide
  • hinder
  • hobble
  • hog-tie
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • interfere
  • interrupt
  • inundate
  • jam
  • leash
  • manacle
  • mask
  • mire
  • monkey with
  • muzzle
  • obscure
  • occlude
  • overwhelm
  • pack
  • plug
  • rein
  • repress
  • restrain
  • retain
  • retard
  • roadblock
  • sabotage
  • sandbag
  • shackle
  • shield
  • short-circuit
  • shut off
  • silt
  • slow down
  • smother
  • spile
  • stall
  • stifle
  • stonewall
  • stop
  • stopper
  • stopple
  • strangle
  • stuff
  • stump
  • stymie
  • suffocate
  • suppress
  • swamp
  • terminate
  • tether
  • throttle
  • thwart
  • tie
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • weigh down

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