Synonyms for impede
ɪmˈpidim·pede

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1. impedeverb

   Antonyms:
   expede, help, assist, expedite

2. impedeverb

   Antonyms:
   assist, help, expede, expedite

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. impede

   To hinder is to keep from action, progress, motion, or growth, or to make such action, progress, motion, or growth later in beginning or completion than it would otherwise have been. An action is prevented by anything that comes in before it to make it impossible; it is hindered by anything that keeps it from either beginning or ending so soon as it otherwise would, or as expected or intended. It is more common, however, to say that the start is delayed, the progress hindered. An action that is hindered does not take place at the appointed or appropriate time; that which is prevented does not take place at all; to hinder a thing long enough may amount to preventing it. A railroad-train may be hindered by a snow-storm from arriving on time; it may by special order be prevented from starting. To retard is simply to make slow by any means whatever. To obstruct is to hinder, or possibly to prevent advance or passage by putting something in the way; to oppose or resist is to hinder, or possibly to prevent by directly contrary or hostile action, resist being the stronger term and having more suggestion of physical force; obstructed roads hinder the march of an enemy, tho there may be no force strong enough to oppose it; one opposes a measure, a motion, an amendment, or the like; it is a criminal offense to resist an officer in the discharge of his duty; the physical system may resist the attack of disease or the action of a remedy. Compare CONQUER; IMPEDIMENT; OBSTRUCT.

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   Synonyms:
   baffle, balk, bar, block, check, clog, counteract, delay, embarrass, encumber, foil, frustrate, hamper, hinder, interrupt, obstruct, oppose, prevent, resist, retard, stay, stop, thwart

   Preposition:
   Hinder one in his progress; from acting promptly; by opposition.

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1. impede, hinderverb

   be a hindrance or obstacle to

   "She is impeding the progress of our project"

   Synonyms:
   jam, block, obturate, stymy, stymie, embarrass, hamper, handicap, hinder, blockade, obstruct, close up, occlude

2. obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close upverb

   block passage through

   "obstruct the path"

   Synonyms:
   immobilize, close, button up, fold, block up, crush, lug, halt, ram, obturate, jam, pile, pack, block off, close up, blank out, mob, freeze, obstruct, deflect, parry, stop, embarrass, shut up, kibosh, draw a blank, hinder, block, clam up, forget, chock up, throng, stuff, stymy, blockade, immobilise, bar, be quiet, occlude, barricade, dummy up, cram, wad, keep mum, choke up, jampack, stymie, shut down, belt up, close down

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1. • Prevent

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1. choke (verb)

   stop growth

   plants can be choked by grass, and grass can be choked off by weeds

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

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1. impedeverb

   Synonyms:
   hinder, obstruct, stop, clog, check, retard, delay, interrupt, thwart, restrain, block

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1. impedeverb

   Synonyms:
   retard

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1. List of paraphrases for "impede":

   hinder, hamper, obstruct, prevent, inhibit, preclude, impair, constrain, interfere, obstructs, block, disrupt, undermine

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How to use impede in a sentence?

1. Alex Azar:

   My understanding is that the rider does not in any way impede our research mission. It is simply about advocacy.

2. Martin Schulz:

   We are not dealing with a failure of the EU, but rather with a glaring failure of some governments, who don't want to take responsibility and thereby impede a joint European solution.

3. John Stuart Mill:

   The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily or mental and spiritual

4. Mike Lawler:

   And as those concessions are made, they should rally in support behind him and stop with this effort to impede the will of the conference and trying to find some consensus candidate that nobody knows who it is, and the reality is, there is no one. Kevin has the support of the overwhelming majority of us, and we will be voting for him, whether it's one ballot or 100 ballots or more.

5. Gayle Benson:

   Tom's life spoke directly to the power of the human spirit and exemplified Toby Dempsey resolute determination to not allow setbacks to impede following Toby Dempsey dreams and aspirations, toby Dempsey exemplified the same fight and fortitude in recent years as Toby Dempsey battled valiantly against illnesses but never wavered and kept Toby Dempsey trademark sense of humor.