What is another word for impediment?
358 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt], [ ɪmpˈɛdɪmənt], [ ɪ_m_p_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_m_ə_n_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for impediment:- balk (noun)
- bar (noun)
- barrier (noun)
- baulk (noun)
- blockade (noun)
- bottleneck (noun)
- care (noun)
- check (noun)
- clog (noun)
- constriction (noun)
- corner (noun)
- cramp (noun)
- delay (noun)
- detention (noun)
- deterrent (noun)
- difficulty, trouble (noun)
- disadvantage(s) (noun)
- disappointment (noun)
- discouragement (noun)
- encumbrance (noun)
- frustration (noun)
- handicap (noun)
- hindrance (noun)
- hitch (noun)
- impediment (noun)
- imperviousness (noun)
- insusceptibility (noun)
- interruption (noun)
- liability (noun)
- limitation (noun)
- loss (noun)
- narrowness (noun)
- obstruction, hindrance (noun)
- obviation (noun)
- opposition (noun)
- predicament (noun)
- prevention (noun)
- resistance (noun)
- restraint (noun)
- road block (noun)
- setback (noun)
- snag (noun)
- stammer (noun)
- stop (noun)
- stumbling block (noun)
- wall (noun)
- other synonyms
- delay
- discouragement
Synonyms for Impediment:
n.
•balk (noun)- balk.
- dis quiet,
- un easinesses,
- un-happinesses,
- fore bodings,
- fretfulnesses,
- dis-composure,
- mis-giving,
- dis-may,
- dis-tress,
- dis may,
- dis-quiets,
- dis mays,
- un-happiness,
- dis-quiet,
- fore-boding,
- dis quiets,
- un happinesses,
- dis-tresses,
- un happiness,
- dis tress,
- dis composure,
- dis-mays,
- un-easiness,
- dis tresses,
- un-easinesses,
- un easiness,
- mis giving,
- dis-composures,
- dis composures,
- fore boding,
- fore-bodings.
- dis-appointments,
- re versal,
- re-buff,
- dis appointment,
- re-buffs,
- re strainer,
- dis appointments,
- re buff,
- re buffs,
- re strainers,
- re-verse,
- re-strainer,
- re-versal,
- re-strainers,
- re verse,
- dis-appointment.
- coolingoff periods,
- prorogations,
- pro-rogations,
- sur cease,
- sur-ceases,
- cooling-off periods,
- cooling off period,
- sur-cease,
- demurrals,
- pro-rogation,
- dis continuation,
- dis-continuation,
- cooling off periods,
- pro rogations,
- pro rogation,
- re-mission,
- re-missions,
- lingerings,
- de lays,
- sur ceases,
- re mission,
- loiterings,
- tarryings,
- de-lays,
- retardments,
- dis-continuations,
- showstoppers,
- re missions,
- de lay,
- tieup,
- de-lay,
- coolingoff period,
- dis continuations,
- putting offs,
- cunctations,
- dawdlings.
- holding backs,
- time up river,
- time river,
- with-holding,
- immurements,
- time the river,
- keeping ins,
- with holding,
- with-holdings,
- arrestations,
- with holdings,
- holding pens.
- in utility,
- de-privation,
- dis commodity,
- dis advantages,
- in-conveniences,
- dis-advantage,
- in-adequacy,
- dis-advantages,
- de privation,
- in adequacy,
- dis-commodities,
- de-privations,
- dis advantage,
- adverse circumstance,
- fly ointment,
- in-convenience,
- fly the ointment,
- blockings,
- in adequacies,
- dis commodities,
- in conveniences,
- in utilities,
- de privations,
- in-utility,
- fly in ointment,
- in-adequacies,
- in convenience,
- dis-commodity,
- in-utilities.
- monkey one's back,
- thorn ones side,
- monkey on ones back,
- monkey ones back,
- ball chain,
- monkey on one back,
- monkey back,
- thorn in ones side,
- thorn one side,
- thorn one's side,
- thorn in one side,
- thorn side,
- monkey one back.
- old one-twos,
- de-feats,
- foilings,
- dis-satisfaction,
- un fulfillments,
- non fulfillment,
- old onetwos,
- non fulfillments,
- de feats,
- nonfulfillments,
- non success,
- dis satisfaction,
- dis satisfactions,
- curbings,
- non-fulfillment,
- un fulfillment,
- non-fulfillments,
- de feat,
- non-successes,
- dis-satisfactions,
- old one two,
- old one twos,
- de-feat,
- un-fulfillments,
- unfulfillments,
- old onetwo,
- nonsuccesses,
- non successes,
- un-fulfillment.
- catch,
- congestion,
- brake,
- obstacle,
- stay,
- plug,
- dam,
- restraint,
- bafflement,
- bung,
- crimp,
- stoppage,
- damper,
- tangle,
- entrapment,
- stop,
- entanglement,
- jam,
- constraint,
- snarl,
- choke,
- restriction,
- complication,
- mire,
- impasse,
- disadvantage.
- difficulty,
- manacle,
- shackle,
- chain,
- stricture,
- holdup,
- curb,
- fault,
- hazard,
- load,
- catch-22,
- tie,
- stumbling block,
- trammel,
- prohibition,
- defect.
- conflict,
- counterattack,
- disagreement,
- antagonism,
- dispute,
- challenge,
- protest,
- obstinacy,
- counteraction,
- interference,
- friction,
- rebuff,
- suppression,
- adversary,
- opposition,
- repression,
- contradiction,
- defiance,
- resistance,
- fight,
- confrontation,
- repulsion,
- objection.
- de terences,
- de-terence,
- de-terences,
- fore-stalling,
- forestallings,
- de terence,
- deterences,
- thwartings,
- fore stalling.
- bridle,
- Detainment,
- control,
- leash,
- confinement,
- bondage,
- tether,
- collar.
Other synonyms:
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- discouragement,
- cramp,
- barricade,
- joker.
Paraphrases for Impediment:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
hindrance.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
interference.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
deterrent, restriction, drawback, challenge, challenges, limitation, objection, shortcoming, factor, prejudice.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
hurdle, constraint, handicap, impairment, disincentive, bottleneck, roadblock, setback, difficulty, blockage, disadvantage, obstacle, brake, bar, disruption, incapacity, problem, pitfall, block.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Impediment:
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n.
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obstruction, hindrance
clearance, help, strength, aid, perfection, opening, furtherance, benefit, facilitation, liberation, freedom, advantage, permission, boon, support, allowance, blessing.
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Other antonyms:
assistance, succor, relief.
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obstruction, hindrance