hang-up

The word “hang-up” has 2 syllables: hang-up

It's pronounced as /ˈhæŋ ʌp/


What is synonym and antonym for hang-up?

In the thesaurus, “hang-up” has 50 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hang-up along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hang-up

  • affliction
  • block
  • bog down
  • bogey
  • bogie
  • bogy
  • bugaboo
  • bugbear
  • daemon
  • demon
  • detain
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • disturbance
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • fetter
  • foil
  • frustrate
  • hamper
  • handcuff
  • hobble
  • hobgoblin
  • hog-tie
  • impasse
  • impede
  • incommode
  • inconvenience
  • inhibit
  • inhibition
  • interfere
  • mire
  • obsession
  • obstruct
  • ogre
  • predicament
  • problem
  • prohibit
  • reserve
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • retard
  • set back
  • shelve
  • spite
  • stymie
  • suspend
  • terror
  • thing
  • torment

Antonyms for hang-up

  • calm
  • peace
  • solution
  • tranquility

Meanings of hang-up

  • noun
    1. An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition; a complex.
    2. An unforeseen obstacle to progress; a hitch.

Example Sentences

  • He had a hang-up about speaking in public, which made him nervous.
  • There's no need to worry about that hang-up, it's just a small issue.
  • She tried to call him, but there was a hang-up on the line.
  • Their relationship ended because of a major hang-up they couldn’t resolve.
  • I don’t understand why you have such a hang-up about the way things are done.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hang-up, such as: affliction, block, bog down, bogey, bogie, bogy, bugaboo.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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daemon

  • Absolute Being
  • Allah
  • Father
  • Holy Spirit
  • Jah
  • Jehovah
  • King of Kings
  • Lord
  • Yahweh
  • affliction
  • afreet
  • afrit
  • apparition
  • appearance
  • banshee
  • bogey
  • bogeyman
  • bogie
  • bogle
  • bogy
  • brownie
  • bugaboo
  • bugbear
  • cacodemon
  • deity
  • demigod
  • demon
  • devil
  • divine being
  • divinity
  • djinn
  • djinni
  • dwarf
  • eidolon
  • elf
  • ethereal being
  • faerie
  • faery
  • fairy
  • familiar
  • familiar spirit
  • fantasm
  • fay
  • fiend
  • genie
  • genius
  • ghost
  • ghoul
  • ghoulie
  • gnome
  • goblin
  • gremlin
  • hag
  • hang-up
  • haunt
  • hobgoblin
  • idol
  • imp
  • incorporeal being
  • incubus
  • infinite spirit
  • jinn
  • jinni
  • kelpie
  • kobold
  • lamia
  • leprechaun
  • manes
  • master
  • monster
  • nightmare
  • numen
  • ogre
  • omnipotent
  • phantasm
  • phantasma
  • phantom
  • pixie
  • pixy
  • poltergeist
  • power
  • prime mover
  • providence
  • puck
  • revenant
  • shade
  • shadow
  • shaitan
  • soul
  • specter
  • spectre
  • spirit
  • spook
  • sprite
  • succubus
  • terror
  • the Almighty
  • the Creator
  • the Maker
  • torment
  • troll
  • tutelary
  • universal life force
  • vampire
  • vision
  • visitant
  • visitor
  • world spirit
  • wraith
  • zombie

habitude

  • addiction
  • affectation
  • affection
  • affinity
  • airs
  • appetite
  • aptitude
  • attribute
  • bag
  • beaten path
  • bent
  • bias
  • bone
  • characteristic
  • consuetude
  • convention
  • custom
  • daily grind
  • deportment
  • devices
  • disposition
  • drill
  • eccentricity
  • endowment
  • faculty
  • fancy
  • fashion
  • favor
  • flair
  • fondness
  • form
  • forte
  • genius
  • gift
  • grind
  • groove
  • habit
  • hang-up
  • idiosyncrasy
  • impulse
  • inclination
  • into
  • jog trot
  • kink
  • knack
  • leaning
  • like
  • liking
  • manner
  • manners
  • mark
  • matter of course
  • mode
  • mores
  • observance
  • oddity
  • one-sidedness
  • partiality
  • partisanship
  • pattern
  • peculiarity
  • penchant
  • pose
  • practice
  • practise
  • praxis
  • precedent
  • predilection
  • predisposition
  • preference
  • prejudice
  • procedure
  • proclivity
  • propensity
  • proprieties
  • quirk
  • regime
  • regimen
  • ritual
  • rote
  • routine
  • rule
  • rut
  • second nature
  • set
  • shot
  • singularity
  • speciality
  • specialty
  • style
  • talent
  • taste
  • tendency
  • tenor
  • tic
  • trait
  • trick
  • turn
  • usage
  • use
  • way
  • wont

jam-up

  • Catch-22
  • albatross
  • backup
  • baggage
  • ball and chain
  • ban
  • bar
  • barrier
  • black out
  • block
  • bottle
  • bottle up
  • bottleneck
  • box in
  • bring to screeching halt
  • catch
  • chasten
  • check
  • clog
  • collect
  • compose
  • congestion
  • constrain
  • control
  • cool
  • cork
  • crawl
  • crimp
  • crush
  • cumbrance
  • curb
  • debar
  • delay
  • deterrent
  • disallow
  • drag
  • drawback
  • encumbrance
  • enjoin
  • excess baggage
  • foot dragging
  • forbid
  • forfend
  • freeze
  • glitch
  • gridlock
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • hang up
  • hang-up
  • hinder
  • hitch
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • impedance
  • impede
  • impediment
  • inhibit
  • interdict
  • interference
  • interruption
  • intervention
  • jam
  • jam-up
  • joker
  • keep in
  • keep in check
  • keep lid on
  • keep under wraps
  • kill
  • limitation
  • lock
  • lock up
  • logjam
  • master
  • millstone
  • monkey wrench
  • muffle
  • nix
  • obstacle
  • obstruct
  • outlaw
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • pass on
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • proscribe
  • put a lock on
  • put a stopper in
  • put chill on
  • put down
  • put half nelson on
  • quash
  • quelch
  • quell
  • rein
  • restrain
  • restraint
  • restrict
  • restriction
  • rule out
  • shush
  • shut out
  • silence
  • simmer down
  • slowdown
  • smother
  • snag
  • snarl
  • spike
  • squelch
  • stifle
  • stoppage
  • stumbling block
  • stymie
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • suppress
  • swallow
  • taboo
  • tailback
  • tangle
  • throw cold water on
  • tie up
  • tie-up
  • traffic
  • trammel
  • veto
  • zing

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