impede

Meaning

To get in the way of; to hinder.

Synonyms

hinder

obstruct

prevent

block

stop

🛑

hamper

bar

thwart

restrain

delay

retard

check

oppose

deter

halt

encumber

hold back

inhibit

detain

interfere

hold up

stymie

resist

forestall

trammel

interrupt

handicap

preclude

obviate

be in the way

occlude

curb

obturate

foil

embarrass

get in the way

forbid

close up

hobble

jam

cumber

avert

cross

barricade

obstruction

counteract

blockade

interfere with

disturb

discourage

Translations

impedir

empêcher

🛑

hindern

impedir

bloquer

impedire

εμποδίζω

entraver

ostacolare

verhindern

hinderen

belemmeren

behindern

عاق

عرقل

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, see quotations.