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Synonyms for impediment
ɪmˈpɛd ə məntim·ped·i·ment

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. impedimentnoun

    Synonyms:
    obstacle, hindrance, obstruction

  2. impedimentnoun

    A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.

    Synonyms:
    obstruction, obstacle, hindrance

  3. impedimentnoun

    Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

    Synonyms:
    obstruction, hindrance, obstacle

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. impediment

    Difficulty makes an undertaking otherwise than easy. That which rests upon one as a burden is an encumbrance. An impediment is primarily something that checks the foot or in any way makes advance slow or difficult; an obstacle is something that stands across the way, an obstruction something that is built or placed across the way. An obstruction is always an obstacle, but an obstacle may not always be properly termed an obstruction; boxes and bales placed on the sidewalk are obstructions to travel; an ice-floe is an obstacle to navigation, and may become an obstruction if it closes an inlet or channel. A hindrance (kindred with hind, behind) is anything that makes one come behind or short of his purpose. An impediment may be either what one finds in his way or what he carries with him; impedimenta was the Latin name for the baggage of a soldier or of an army. The tendency is to view an impediment as something constant or, at least for a time, continuous; as, an impediment in one's speech. A difficulty or a hindrance may be either within one or without; a speaker may find difficulty in expressing himself, or difficulty in holding the attention of restless children. An encumbrance is always what one carries with him; an obstacle or an obstruction is always without. To a marching soldier the steepness of a mountain path is a difficulty, loose stones are impediments, a fence is an obstruction, a cliff or a boulder across the way is an obstacle; a knapsack is an encumbrance.

    Synonyms:
    bar, barrier, clog, difficulty, encumbrance, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction

    Antonyms:
    advantage, aid, assistance, benefit, help, relief, succor

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. impediment

    Synonyms:
    hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, stumbling block

    Antonyms:
    aid, aidance, help, assistance, succor, support, furtherance, coadjuvancy

Princeton's WordNet3.4 / 5 votes

  1. hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicapnoun

    something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

    Synonyms:
    hitch, verification, impedimenta, stoppage, hindrance, disability, halt, chip, tab, handicap, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, confirmation, impairment, check mark, rafter, obstruction, baulk, checkout, hinderance, curb, chit, stop, disablement, cheque, obstructer, substantiation, stay, obstructor, deterrent, encumbrance, balk, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, preventative, interference, assay, bridle, check

  2. obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimentanoun

    any structure that makes progress difficult

    Synonyms:
    obstructor, baulk, obstructionist, deterrent, impedimenta, obstruction, handicap, balk, check, blockage, thwarter, hinderance, hindrance, resister, obstructer, obstacle

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. impedimentnoun

    Synonyms:
    hinderance, obstruction, obstacle, check, bar, difficulty, stumbling-block

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. impedimentnoun

    Synonyms:
    obstacle, barrier, obstruction, stumblingblock

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "impediment":

    obstacle, barrier, hindrance, hurdle, constraint, obstruction, handicap, obstacles

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How to use impediment in a sentence?

  1. Lucas Padgett:

    These items belong to me and I have never been charged with any offense, i am entitled to their return and there is no legal impediment to my possession of said property.

  2. Paige Austin:

    We definitely observed that issues with the portal were an impediment to finalizing release and referrals.

  3. Tim Morrison:

    The security situation remains tenuous and it is the position of the US government, there is no disagreement, that the security of our staff, the safety of our staff, the security of our personnel is our highest priority, we are looking at every option available to us to provide assistance, technical expertise to the region, but the security situation is a significant impediment.

  4. Marco Rubio:

    I won't give UC( unanimous consent) to an amendment package that doesn't include my amendment. That's my view of it, now, going back to the broader issue, everyone here is in favor of this bill, and everyone here is against slave labor of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, and the only impediment is some House rule because this theoretically raises revenue which it doesn't, then they should just pass the House version of the bill and send it here.

  5. Marco Rubio:

    Now, going back to the broader issue, everyone here is in favor of this bill, and everyone here is against slave labor of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, and the only impediment is some House rule because this theoretically raises revenue, which it doesn't, then they should just pass the House version of the bill and send it here.


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