Definition for Impede:

• im-p[= e]d', v.t. to hinder or obstruct.-- n. IMP[= E]' DANCE, hinderance, esp. in electricity an apparent increase of resistance due to induction in a circuit.-- adj. IMPED'IBLE, capable of being impeded.-- n. IMPED'IMENT, that which impedes: hinderance: a defect preventing fluent speech.-- n.pl. IMPEDIMENT'A, military baggage, baggage generally.-- adjs. IMPEDIMEN'TAL, IMPED'ITIVE, causing hinderance. [ L. imped[= i]re-- in, in, pes, pedis, a foot.]

Synonyms for Impede:

• n.

  •
  • disadvantage,
  • let down,
  • plague.
  •
  • hold back,
  • bog.
  •impede (noun)
  • occlude,
  • block,
  • jam,
  • obturate,
  • obstruct,
  • close up,
  • hinder.

• v.

  •de-motivate (verb)
  • daunt,
  • throttle,
  • dissuade,
  • dishearten,
  • de-motivate,
  • discourage,
  • depress,
  • disincline,
  • dampen,
  • stifle.
  •hinder (verb)
  • fetter,
  • bottleneck,
  • handicap,
  • thwart,
  • crimp,
  • cripple,
  • foul,
  • hamstring,
  • entangle,
  • impair,
  • block,
  • cramp,
  • hamper,
  • mire,
  • jam,
  • curb,
  • dam,
  • stop,
  • deter,
  • frustrate,
  • snag,
  • interrupt,
  • restrain,
  • clog,
  • restrict,
  • plug,
  • burden,
  • drag,
  • entrap,
  • tangle,
  • delay,
  • snarl,
  • complicate,
  • congest,
  • encumber,
  • constrain,
  • brake,
  • bung,
  • choke,
  • paralyze,
  • constipate,
  • bar,
  • stay,
  • baffle,
  • detain,
  • catch.
  •obstruct, hinder (verb)
  • clog,
  • stymie,
  • disrupt,
  • interfere,
  • check,
  • close off,
  • stonewall,
  • freeze,
  • shut off,
  • slow down,
  • disconcert,
  • slow,
  • shut down,
  • dam,
  • bar,
  • retard,
  • thwart,
  • saddle with,
  • flag one,
  • curb,
  • delay,
  • hold up,
  • restrain,
  • deter,
  • block,
  • cramp one's style,
  • oppose,
  • brake,
  • faze,
  • blow whistle on,
  • hamper,
  • stop,
  • embarrass,
  • discomfit,
  • rattle.
  •oppose (verb)
  • obstruct,
  • check,
  • challenge,
  • protest,
  • object,
  • defy,
  • disagree,
  • repel,
  • resist,
  • dispute,
  • conflict,
  • suppress,
  • oppose,
  • interfere,
  • meddle,
  • rebuff,
  • counteract,
  • intercept,
  • repress,
  • inhibit,
  • counterattack,
  • antagonize,
  • contradict,
  • fight,
  • hinder,
  • counter,
  • confront,
  • repulse,
  • oppress,
  • cross.
  •restrain (verb)
  • collar,
  • control,
  • confine,
  • constrict,
  • bridle,
  • tether,
  • shackle,
  • bind,
  • leash.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • prohibit,
  • keep back.
  •bog down
  • slow up,
  • slow down.
  •hinder
  • baffle.
  •occlude
  • occlude.
  •prevent
  • preclude.
  •prohibit
  • prohibit.
  •set back
  • set back.
  •slow
  • ease off,
  • lose speed,
  • backwater,
  • ease up.
  •stave
  • stave.
  •stymie
  • snooker.
  •trammel
  • trammel.
  •Other relevant words:
  • close,
  • circumscribe,
  • chock up,
  • curtail,
  • Impedite,
  • shut out,
  • involve,
  • battle,
  • intrude,
  • close up,
  • ease up,
  • obstruction,
  • damp,
  • forget,
  • draw a blank,
  • pile,
  • embroil,
  • disrupt,
  • tie up,
  • forfeit,
  • outlast,
  • keep back,
  • taboo,
  • ease off,
  • hobble,
  • lam,
  • keep in check,
  • defer,
  • interfere with,
  • let down,
  • disappoint,
  • plague,
  • lag,
  • fall silent,
  • overload,
  • negate,
  • obviate,
  • frighten away,
  • filibuster,
  • enemy,
  • lug,
  • stonewall,
  • avert,
  • saddle,
  • exclude,
  • fight off,
  • stick,
  • retard,
  • obturate,
  • arrest,
  • clam up,
  • seize,
  • snub,
  • neutralize,
  • lime,
  • strain,
  • balk,
  • peace,
  • moderate,
  • set,
  • impeach,
  • blockade,
  • endure,
  • offset,
  • be quiet,
  • chain,
  • load,
  • parry,
  • defend,
  • procrastination,
  • impediment,
  • preserve,
  • shut down,
  • choke up,
  • slow down,
  • draw rein,
  • knot,
  • immobilize,
  • jammed,
  • mitigate,
  • postpone,
  • trap,
  • interlope,
  • coop,
  • subvert,
  • press down,
  • distress,
  • faze,
  • cramp one's style,
  • retain,
  • anticipate,
  • outwit,
  • nonplus,
  • short-circuit,
  • regulate,
  • checkmate,
  • reef,
  • embargo,
  • withstand,
  • opponent,
  • bound,
  • implicate,
  • traverse,
  • discomfit,
  • bog down,
  • abort,
  • toil,
  • delimit,
  • diminish,
  • countercheck,
  • block up,
  • net,
  • backwater,
  • shut off,
  • bypass,
  • obstacle,
  • intimidate,
  • block off,
  • preclude,
  • fold,
  • rattle,
  • interdict,
  • baulk,
  • mob,
  • set back,
  • enjoin,
  • stymy,
  • belt up,
  • weigh down,
  • immobilise,
  • pack,
  • saddle with,
  • keep,
  • prorogue,
  • inhibition,
  • cumber,
  • snooker,
  • stump,
  • nullify,
  • stanch,
  • blank out,
  • staunch,
  • qualify,
  • shut up,
  • forestall,
  • kibosh,
  • deflect,
  • stint,
  • stall,
  • freeze,
  • scotch,
  • disadvantage,
  • trammel,
  • stuff,
  • occlude,
  • confined,
  • close off,
  • ruin,
  • wad,
  • dummy up,
  • discouragement,
  • blockaded,
  • lade,
  • ensnarl,
  • fend off,
  • relax,
  • ban,
  • hold up,
  • cease,
  • inconvenience,
  • keep within bounds,
  • perturbation,
  • rule out,
  • prevent,
  • get in the way of,
  • twist,
  • tax,
  • foil,
  • countervail,
  • Entoil,
  • keep mum,
  • bottle up,
  • grab,
  • avoid,
  • embarrass,
  • barricade,
  • lessen,
  • slacken,
  • bog,
  • get around,
  • weather,
  • handcuff,
  • fill,
  • blow whistle on,
  • lumber,
  • lame,
  • end,
  • cram,
  • crush,
  • put out,
  • demarcate,
  • discontinue,
  • backpedal,
  • throng,
  • dam up,
  • lose speed,
  • prohibit,
  • standstill,
  • govern,
  • put back,
  • overburden,
  • spike,
  • proscribe,
  • ward off,
  • stave off,
  • halt,
  • stave,
  • hold back,
  • entwine,
  • overtax,
  • disturb,
  • head off,
  • flummox,
  • clip wings,
  • jampack,
  • Intermeddle,
  • defeat,
  • flag one,
  • scare off,
  • frighten off,
  • slack off,
  • button up,
  • decelerate,
  • disconcert,
  • sabotage,
  • mark off,
  • circumvent,
  • forbid,
  • slack up,
  • fill up,
  • hold out,
  • enmesh,
  • slow,
  • intervene,
  • confound,
  • Entrammel,
  • last,
  • rein in,
  • bother,
  • hold the line,
  • rein,
  • slow up,
  • combat,
  • stunt,
  • incommode,
  • reduce,
  • hold,
  • debar,
  • stymie,
  • disable,
  • ram,
  • overcharge,
  • lose ground,
  • stem,
  • limit.

Antonyms for Impede:

• v.

  • obstruct, hinder
    assist, open, facilitate, expedite, go, encourage, advance, forward, unblock, allow, comfort, permit, support, unclog, promote, continue, soothe, help, liberate, aid, release, free, push.

• v. t.

  • Other antonyms:
    disengage.