stymy

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A form of stymie — A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).

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Meanings

nounstymy (plural stymies)

plural stymies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of stymie.
verbstymy (third-person singular simple present stymies, present participle stymying, simple past and past participle stymied)

present singular third person stymies · participle present stymying · participle past stymied · past stymied

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of stymie.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

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stymie
Broader
situationposition

nouna thwarting and distressing situation

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stymie
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obstacleobstruction

verbhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

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obstructblockadeblockhinderstymieembarrass
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preventforestallforeclose
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blockblockadeembarrasshinderobstructstymie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

stymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stymy

MLA

“stymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stymy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stymy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stymy.

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