impede (Also impedes, impeded, impeding) : Related Words Words similar in meaning to impede

  • hinder«
  • obstruct«
  • close up«
  • obturate«
  • jam«
  • occlude«
  • block«
  • thwart«
  • stop«
  • retard«
  • restrain«
  • interrupt«
  • encumber«
  • embarrass«
  • disturb«
  • delay«
  • clog«
  • check«
  • impede«
  • impeding«
  • hindering«
  • interfere«
  • inhibit«
  • stifle«
  • hobble«
  • blocking«
  • clog up«
  • suffocate«
  • choke off«
  • choke«
  • clogging«
  • blockade«
  • congest«
  • asphyxiate«
  • block up«
  • block out«
  • block off«
  • balk«
  • barricade«
  • hitch«
  • closure«
  • stunt«
  • tie up«
  • land up«
  • earth up«
  • dam up«
  • back up«
  • set back«
  • baulk«
  • handicap«
  • dam«
  • foul«
  • screen«
  • bar«
  • barricado«
  • hamper«
  • stymie«
  • deter«
  • discourage«
  • stalling«
  • choke up«
  • deflect«
  • halt«
  • drag«
  • stall«
  • reverse«
  • choking«
  • smothering«
  • bind«
  • blow«
  • dike«
  • catch«
  • plug«
  • suffocating«
  • silt up«
  • silt«
  • shut off«
  • shut«
  • blind«
  • close off«
  • gum up«
  • fill up«
  • crap up«
  • close«
  • stand«
  • kibosh«
  • dyke«
  • parry«
  • stymy«
  • stopple«
  • stuff«
  • stopper«
  • shade«
  • lug«
  • dwarf«
  • wade«
  • unhelp«
  • hindrance«
  • impediment«
  • tank trap«
  • obstruction«
  • retarded«
  • interference«
  • pedlock«
  • blockage«
  • preclude«
  • obstructionist«
  • deterrent«
  • obstacle«
  • preventative«
  • strangle«
  • logjammed«
  • preventive«
  • let«
  • occlusive«
  • dissuade«
  • learning-disabled«
  • occlusion«
  • forestall«
  • kink«
  • encumbrance«
  • prevent«
  • interdict«
  • obstructive«
  • thwarting«
  • in something's way«
  • obturator«
  • smother«
  • impeditive«
  • obstructor«
  • impedition«
  • obstructer«
  • impedite«
  • incumbrance«
  • impedingly«
  • impedimenta«
  • hinderance«
  • diriment impediment«
  • forbid«
  • drag one's heels«
  • obstruction of justice«
  • drag one's feet«
  • impedimented«
  • intercept«
  • stop consonant«
  • shackle«
  • foreclose«
  • impedible«
  • speed bump«
  • secure«
  • impedes«
  • barrier«
  • stop up«
  • impeder«
  • congestion«
  • impeded«
  • oblige«
  • trap block«
  • stonewalling«
  • setback«
  • straitjacket«
  • obligate«
  • keep«
  • roadblock«
  • reversal«
  • foiling«
  • plosive speech sound«
  • overcrowd«
  • stoppage«
  • embargo«
  • hopple«
  • blockading«
  • hold up«
  • black eye«
  • freeze«
  • hindersome«
  • over-crowding«
  • filibuster«
  • overload«
  • suffocation«
  • shutting«
  • hidebound«
  • asphyxiation«
  • herse«
  • implosion«
  • turn back«
  • hampered«
  • standstill«
  • millstone«
  • suffocative«
  • bulwark«
  • forslow«
  • obviating«
  • forset«
  • bottleneck«
  • forholden«
  • foreslow«
  • foreset«
  • counter«
  • fetter«
  • backup«
  • arrest«
  • expedite«
  • congestive«
  • expede«
  • asphyxia«
  • albatross«
  • entanglement«
  • tumbler«
  • implode«
  • tie-up«
  • hold back«
  • disrupt«
  • plosive consonant«
  • hold«
  • discumber«
  • plosive«
  • procrastinate«
  • difficult«
  • close down«
  • seal off«
  • bog«
  • seal«
  • body check«
  • go off«
  • blinkers«
  • shield«
  • blight«
  • befoul«
  • back«
  • hazard«
  • antiphagocytic«
  • tap«
  • antimetaphysics«
  • shutter«
  • amensalism«
  • snag«
  • fencing«
  • contain«
  • rail«
  • hurdle«
  • fence«
  • frustrating«
  • grate«
  • roll up«
  • gag«
  • stay«
  • slam«
  • drape«
  • stonewall«
  • tampon«
  • tumble«
  • closing«
  • pin«
  • snap«
  • draw«
  • groin«
  • click«
  • rub«
  • cork«
  • railing«
  • trammel«
  • lever«
  • trip«
  • pall«
  • wing«
  • curtain«
  • shillyshally«
  • dillydally«
  • dilly-dally«
  • conglutinate«
  • coapt«
  • mantle«
  • grating«
  • bond«
  • slat«
  • bung«
  • hang«
  • bang«
  • dog«
  • blinker«
  • complicate«
  • frustrate«
  • restrict«
  • preempt«
  • overshadow«
  • safeguard«
  • protect«
  • obviate«
  • confine«
  • stanch«
  • exclude«
  • avert«
  • resist«
  • suspend«
  • activate«
  • avoid«
  • spoil«
  • make unnecessary«
  • discontinue«
  • baffle«
  • handcuff«
  • defend«
  • spark off«
  • spark«
  • stave off«
  • overburden«
  • stem«
  • trigger off«
  • trigger«
  • forestalling«
  • cracking«
  • act«
  • limit«
  • keep out«
  • keep away«
  • refine«
  • shielding«
  • cease«
  • fend off«
  • fend«
  • crack«
  • actuate«
  • throttle«
  • cross«
  • give up«
  • caulk«
  • masking«
  • break off«
  • break«
  • chink«
  • enclose«
  • asphyxiating«
  • bilk«
  • cut out«
  • cut off«
  • cut down«
  • surround«
  • pledge«
  • reseal«
  • bound«
  • save«
  • perplex«
  • foil«
  • put away«
  • elaborate«
  • blown«
  • debar«
  • cramp«
  • shut up«
  • shut out«
  • shut in«
  • shut away«
  • rail off«
  • rail in«
  • winded«
  • rule out«
  • cover«
  • fence in«
  • drop«
  • lock in«
  • close in«
  • festoon«
  • indent«
  • ward off«
  • touch off«
  • set off«
  • lay off«
  • head off«
  • guard«
  • lock up«
  • cork up«
  • screening«
  • waterproof«
  • trap«
  • wash out«
  • talk out of«
  • rain out«
  • close out«
  • tie down«
  • lock away«
  • halter«
  • hedge«
  • palisade«
  • cuff«
  • chicane«
  • surcharge«
  • covering«
  • hatch«
  • backstop«
  • wall«
  • lock«
  • irons«
  • staunch«
  • stamp«
  • jib«
  • quit«
  • indenture«
  • paling«
  • mope«
  • rarify«
  • manacle«
  • inclose«
  • forfend«
  • forefend«
  • calk«
  • shadow«
  • rubber«
  • article«
  • queer«
  • corked«
  • bunker«
  • pack«
  • gate«
  • chains«
  • scotch«
  • coil«
  • blank«
  • suction stop«
  • labial stop«
  • glottal stop«
  • disincentive«
  • starting stall«
  • deterrence«
  • movable barrier«
  • crash barrier«
  • antagonism«
  • discouragement«
  • birth control device«
  • glottal catch«
  • spigot«
  • stumbling block«
  • preemptive«
  • water jump«
  • complication«
  • handrail«
  • vapor lock«
  • breech closer«
  • window blind«
  • prophylactic device«
  • drapery«
  • biological science«
  • breechblock«
  • seawall«
  • frustration«
  • glottal plosive«
  • contraceptive device«
  • pre-emptive«
  • vapour lock«
  • pin tumbler«
  • counterpunch«
  • blocker«
  • starting gate«
  • chemical science«
  • contraceptive«
  • precautionary«
  • breakwater«
  • bottle cork«
  • prohibitory«
  • preclusive«
  • balustrade«
  • lever tumbler«
  • blinder«
  • banister«
  • bench hook«
  • thwarter«
  • tampion«
  • spile«
  • precautional«
  • milldam«
  • hang-up«
  • frustrative«
  • dyspnoeic«
  • dyspnoeal«
  • dyspneic«
  • dyspneal«
  • drainplug«
  • doorstopper«
  • mole«
  • breathless«
  • midget«
  • jetty«
  • tompion«
  • biology«
  • revetment«
  • resister«
  • earplug«
  • weir«
  • pawl«
  • chemistry«
  • whammy«
  • detent«
  • balusters«
  • fender«
  • prohibitive«
  • tripper«
  • doorstop«
  • groyne«
  • fipple«
  • bannister«
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