Synonyms for impede
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1. impede, hinder(verb)

   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 up(verb)

   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. impede(verb)

   Antonyms:
   expede, help, assist, expedite

2. impede(verb)

   Antonyms:
   assist, help, expede, expedite

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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.

   See synonyms for QUICKEN.

   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. 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. impede(v. a.)

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

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1. impede(v)

   Synonyms:
   retard

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1. List of paraphrases:

   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. 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.

2. Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe:

   As you know, senator, the work of the men and women of the FBI continues despite any changes in circumstance, any decisions, so there has been no effort to impede our investigation to date, simply put, sir, you cannot stop the men and women of the FBI from doing the right thing, protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution.

3. Ellen Staurowsky:

   To respond to the very, very slow steps toward progress that are being forced by these lawsuits, to impede that progress with the possibility of locking athletes into this arcane system that does not represent their interest, I think is deeply worrisome.

4. Sylvester Turner:

   The city does not try to do ICE's job, nor does it try to impede ICE. And we will continue to be a city that builds relationships, not walls.

5. Benjamin Lu:

   The sharp drop in oil prices is likely due to market jitters on potential waivers in U.S. sanctions on Iranian petroleum exports (in May), the effects of additional U.S. waivers on Iran will impede OPEC+ efforts to rebalance oil markets in 2019.

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