5
entrapping(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
fouling(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
handicapping(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
imperative(adjective, required, obligatory)
5
inevitable(adjective, required, obligatory)
5
mandatory(adjective, required, obligatory)
5
necessary(adjective, required, obligatory)
5
obliging(verb, obliging)
5
prohibiting(verb, adjective, controlling, prohibiting)
5
resisting(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
snagging(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
snarling(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
tangling(verb, adjective, hindering)
5
thwarting(verb, adjective, hindering)
4
cogent(adjective, strong, energetic, violent, powerful)
4
constricting(verb, restraining)
4
fettering(verb, hindering)
4
fixing(verb, stabilizing)
4
forceful(adjective, strong, powerful, effective, dynamic)
4
frustrating(verb, adjective, hindering)
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