Synonyms for Impeding:

• adj.

  •counter (adjective)
  • contradictory,
  • antipodean,
  • obverse,
  • converse,
  • polar,
  • opposed,
  • antagonistic,
  • Against,
  • antipodal,
  • adverse,
  • reverse,
  • diametric,
  • antithetical,
  • contrary,
  • conflicting,
  • contrasting.
  •disturbing (adjective)
  • hard,
  • Irksome,
  • severe,
  • aggravating,
  • trying,
  • alarming,
  • provoking,
  • gloomy,
  • perplexing,
  • painful,
  • tiresome,
  • Discomforting,
  • burdensome,
  • disagreeable,
  • prophetic,
  • foreboding,
  • vexing,
  • laborious,
  • ominous,
  • wearisome,
  • worrying,
  • frightening,
  • difficult,
  • startling,
  • unpleasant,
  • threatening,
  • Discomposing,
  • pessimistic,
  • disconcerting,
  • worrisome,
  • Discommoding,
  • creepy,
  • onerous,
  • toilsome,
  • inconvenient,
  • annoying,
  • agitating,
  • consequential,
  • distressing,
  • uncertain,
  • dismaying,
  • irritating,
  • bothersome,
  • sinister.
  •hindering (adjective)
  • Delaying,
  • constipating,
  • Encumbering,
  • congesting,
  • Entangling,
  • Resisting,
  • inhibiting,
  • Restraining,
  • restricting,
  • baffling,
  • choking,
  • Detaining,
  • blocking,
  • Complicating,
  • Entrapping,
  • bottleneck,
  • Damming,
  • Handicapping,
  • thwarting,
  • Snagging,
  • constraining,
  • Tangling,
  • Deterring,
  • Snarling,
  • Obstructing,
  • crippling,
  • frustrating,
  • Fouling,
  • Crimping,
  • Cramping.
  •meddlesome (adjective)
  • mischievous,
  • impertinent,
  • tampering,
  • pushy,
  • Chiseling,
  • troublesome,
  • busybody,
  • snooping,
  • curious,
  • busy,
  • Interposing,
  • snoopy,
  • intruding,
  • nosy,
  • meddling,
  • prying.
  •oppositional (adjective)
  • confrontational,
  • oppositional,
  • defiant.
  •Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • troubling,
  • intrusive,
  • officious,
  • kibitzing,
  • Hampering,
  • Harassing,
  • obstructive,
  • troublous,
  • counter,
  • meddlesome,
  • anti,
  • impeding,
  • disturbing,
  • unsettling,
  • Interrupting,
  • Intermeddling,
  • perturbing,
  • embarrassing,
  • upsetting.
  •perturbing (adjective)
  • disquieting,
  • distressful,
  • disruptive.
  •unsettling (adjective)
  • un-settling,
  • un settling.
  •upsetting (adjective)
  • up-setting,
  • up setting.

• adv

  •Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • under foot.

• adv.

  •Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • underfoot.

• n.

  •
  • counterproductive,
  • holding,
  • deterrent.
  •clogging (noun)
  • Clogging.
  •impeding (noun)
  • preventive,
  • preventative.
  •imperviousness (noun)
  • immunity,
  • Insusceptibility,
  • unsusceptibility.
  •insusceptibility (noun)
  • imperviousness.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • hindering,
  • stoppage,
  • resistance.

• v.

  •de-motivating (verb)
  • Disinclining,
  • dampening,
  • Dissuading,
  • disheartening,
  • depressing,
  • de-motivating,
  • stifling,
  • discouraging,
  • throttling,
  • daunting.
  •hindering (verb)
  • Bunging,
  • Paralyzing,
  • dragging,
  • catching,
  • Staying,
  • Burdening,
  • Hamstringing,
  • Miring,
  • jamming,
  • curbing,
  • fettering,
  • barring,
  • stopping,
  • bottlenecking,
  • Impairing,
  • braking,
  • Plugging.
  •impede (verb)
  • faze,
  • bar,
  • retard,
  • slow,
  • hold up,
  • embarrass,
  • dam,
  • delay,
  • freeze,
  • saddle with,
  • rattle,
  • thwart,
  • block,
  • disconcert,
  • shut off,
  • cramp one's style,
  • disrupt,
  • flag one,
  • oppose,
  • stop,
  • check,
  • curb,
  • shut down,
  • stymie,
  • stonewall,
  • hamper,
  • slow down,
  • interfere,
  • blow whistle on,
  • clog,
  • hang up,
  • deter,
  • discomfit,
  • brake,
  • close off,
  • restrain,
  • cut off.
  •opposing (verb)
  • interfering,
  • Suppressing,
  • disagreeing,
  • antagonizing,
  • Oppressing,
  • Repulsing,
  • Intercepting,
  • Contradicting,
  • confronting,
  • Counteracting,
  • repelling,
  • Defying,
  • Rebuffing,
  • Disputing,
  • countering,
  • fighting,
  • opposing,
  • Objecting,
  • challenging,
  • crossing,
  • counterattacking,
  • repressing,
  • protesting,
  • Checking.
  •restraining (verb)
  • controlling,
  • Leashing,
  • confining,
  • Shackling,
  • binding,
  • Collaring,
  • Tethering,
  • Bridling,
  • constricting.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • halt,
  • Barricading,
  • prohibition,
  • disadvantage,
  • hitch,
  • disturb,
  • interdiction,
  • hindrance,
  • detain,
  • barrier,
  • fending off,
  • resist,
  • Mobbing,
  • frustration,
  • taboo,
  • Proscribing,
  • bypassing,
  • packing,
  • Hobbling,
  • detention,
  • Renitency,
  • Impedimental,
  • foiling,
  • cumbersome,
  • restraint,
  • inhibit,
  • cumbrous,
  • impede,
  • Ramming,
  • Detainer,
  • interrupt,
  • oppressive,
  • Cramming,
  • cessation,
  • impedes,
  • baulk,
  • Mitigating,
  • Renitence,
  • discountenance,
  • anticipation,
  • inhibition,
  • frustrate,
  • baulking,
  • limiting,
  • obstruct,
  • halting,
  • counteract,
  • banning,
  • Deferring,
  • Prohibiting,
  • Tabooing,
  • avoidance,
  • impediment,
  • forbidding,
  • prohibit,
  • Deflecting,
  • wading,
  • obstacle,
  • endurance,
  • drawback,
  • Retarding,
  • Filibustering,
  • Chaining,
  • interception,
  • opposition,
  • Interdicting,
  • Lugging,
  • prevention,
  • encumber,
  • staving off,
  • occluding,
  • balk,
  • arrest,
  • holding up,
  • immobilising,
  • confinement,
  • inhibitive,
  • stunting,
  • stuffing,
  • mitigation,
  • inhibitory,
  • Debarring,
  • abortion,
  • balking,
  • retardation,
  • prevent,
  • obviation,
  • aborting,
  • restrictive,
  • impedance,
  • forestalling,
  • enjoining,
  • Precluding,
  • preclusion,
  • arresting,
  • filling,
  • disturbance,
  • proscription,
  • ban,
  • friction,
  • forbid,
  • discourage,
  • filibuster,
  • baffle,
  • cumber,
  • inconvenience,
  • obstruction,
  • control,
  • forbiddance,
  • crushing,
  • injunction,
  • blockading,
  • debarment,
  • determent,
  • custody,
  • Thronging,
  • piling,
  • Preventing,
  • preclude,
  • difficulty,
  • warding off,
  • slowing,
  • get,
  • immobilizing.

Paraphrases for Impeding:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Hampering, Obstructing, hindering, constraining, inhibiting, interfering.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    obstruct.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    challenges, hindrance.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    impediments, Impairing, Precluding, discouraging, Disrupting, Depriving, jeopardising, restricting, dampening, Endangering, diminishing, Excluding, Complicating, Deterring, eroding, Restraining, Mitigating, disturbing, Prohibiting, stifling, Detracting, colliding, Interrupting, forestalling, Curtailing, embarrassing, Impacting, Avoiding, Intercepting, Distorting, Prejudicing, incriminating, delimiting, undercutting, damaging, Counteracting, forbidding, limiting, thwarting, Resisting, Prejudging, Removing, Denying, Pertaining, threatening, disabling, confining, weakening, curbing, affecting, averting, Afflicting, Stemming, blocking, blocks, protecting, halting, compromising, reducing, Containing, defending, regulating, Influencing, tightening, conditioning, Delivering, Checking, hurting, faltering, Experiencing, stripping, slowing, countering, causing, keeping, confronting, Attaining, stalling, hitting, Involving, Sacrificing, Committing, bordering, grappling, leading, banning, opposing, compounding, holding, ensuring, Placing, governing, Combating, combatting, starving, barring, Occasioning, Plaguing, Occurring, braking, arresting, narrowing, engaging, Besetting, Encountering, entering, touching, Relating, bearing, putting, Objecting, bust, facing, Staying, controlling, Quitting, striking, cutting, acting, making.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    discourage, stand.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    undermining, Jeopardizing, Delaying, Harming.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    undermine, delay.

Antonyms for Impeding:

• adj.

  • counter
    corresponding, agreeing, equal, same, similar, Corroborating, concurring.
  • meddlesome
    dodging, Avoiding, ignorant.

• n.

  • resistance
    submission, conforming, compliance, cooperation.

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    permissive.

• v.

  • impede
    assist, advance, facilitate, forward, help, support, aid.