impedes

Meaning of impedes

verb, 3rd person present
  1. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
    the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing

late 16th century: from Latin impedire ‘shackle the feet of’, based on pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with impeach.

Information about impedes

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of impedes is: impede.
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Hyphenation of impedes

im-pedes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • impedes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

impedes synonyms

Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:

hinder

Meaning (in various sports) impede (a player in the opposing team) in a manner which constitutes an offence:

obstruct

Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:

hamper

Meaning act as an impediment to:

handicap

Meaning make (someone or something) late or slow:

delay

Meaning interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem:

disrupt

Meaning delay or hold back in terms of progress or development:

retard

Meaning reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process:

slow

Meaning make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake:

brake

Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:

restrain

Meaning confine or restrict (someone):

fetter

Meaning restrain; limit:

shackle

Meaning severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of:

hamstring

Meaning inhibit the development of:

cramp

Meaning cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally:

cripple

Meaning put an obstacle in the way of (something proposed or attempted):

block

Meaning stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable):

check

Meaning prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere:

bar

Meaning restrain or keep in check:

curb

Meaning prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim:

stop

Meaning oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully:

thwart

Meaning prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled:

frustrate

Meaning thwart or hinder (a plan or person):

balk

Meaning prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:

foil

Meaning cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally:

derail

Meaning prevent or hinder the progress of:

stymie

Meaning a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck:

scupper

Meaning obstruct (someone, especially a candidate for public office) by systematically defaming or vilifying them:

bork

Meaning hamper or hinder:

cumber

impedes antonyms

Meaning make (an action or process) easy or easier:

facilitate

Anagrams of impedes

semiped

Words that rhyme with impedes

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