impede

Verb

Meaning

To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

block hinder obstruct close up occlude scotch mars stonewall fetter pinion cumber keep prevent intercept bog
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Antonyms

help assist expedite hare back support
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Hypernyms

keep prevent hinder

Hyponyms

suffocate hobble stop block screen bar

Related terms

impediment expedite expede

Phrases with the word

impede the progress to impede

Derivatives

impeded impeding

Anagrams

impeed

Examples

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. John Stuart Mill

I well knew that to propose something which would be called extreme, was the true way not to impede but to facilitate a more moderate experiment. John Stuart Mill

Never let life impede on your ability to manifest your dreams. Dig deeper into your dreams and deeper into yourself and believe that anything is possible, and make it happen. Corin Nemec

Never should the power of an individual be allowed to impede the progress of the rest of the nation; never should the power of a nation be allowed to impede the progress of mankind. Leon Bourgeois

A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation. Napoleon Bonaparte

The fugitive finds everything impede him. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

impedance value impedance-matching impedancemetry impede the progress impeded impedentiometric