impede

Meaning

To get in the way of; to hinder.

Synonyms

hinder

obstruct

block

prevent

stop

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hamper

bar

thwart

oppose

check

delay

restrain

retard

halt

encumber

deter

hold back

detain

inhibit

interfere

stymie

hold up

resist

interrupt

handicap

trammel

forestall

foil

obturate

obviate

occlude

preclude

be in the way

embarrass

forbid

curb

get in the way

hobble

close up

jam

stand in the way of

frustrate

avert

counteract

withstand

blockade

slow

barricade

cumber

arrest

cross

intercept

disturb

interfere with

discourage

stymy

head off

stunt

obstruction

withhold

be an obstacle

box in

hold in check

keep from

scotch

slow up

Hinder

forefend

inhibition

be impeded

be resistant

oppse

stopping-off

to be an obstacle

baffle

bilk

block off

block out

block up

bog down

burden

cease

clog

clutter

complicate

counter

cramp

cut off

debar

defeat

defend

defer

deflect

detrimental

disable

disadvantage

drag

drag out

fetter

foreclose

forfend

halter

help

hold

hold in

incapacitate

kibosh

obscure

obstructive

pester

prejudice

prohibit

prolong

protect

queer

restrict

retardation

roadblock

rout

set back

short-circuit

shut

snag

snooker

spoil

stonewall

stopping

stupefy

support

throttle

trig

warn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpiːd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.