Obstructions near doors can impede people in an emergency.
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Impede
/ɪmˈpiːd/
Synonyms for "impede" (336 found)
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Verb(24 words)
hinderobstructantagonizesarrestedbalkedbarredbarricadedbedevilbedevilledbedevilsbemireblockblockadedblockedboggedbotherscause problemscloggedclose upcomplicate
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Noun(31 words)
aralbacklogsbafflebafflesbalkbalksbarandukibarricadebarricadesbarricadingbarriersbarsbaulkbedevilingblock normal forceblock signatureblockadeblockadesblockadingblocking
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Strong matches (100)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(27 words)
Related words (168)
hold in checkhold upinhibitinterceptinterfereintermeddleinterruptinterveneinvolvekeep backkeep in checklaglamelet downlet uplimelose groundlose momentumlose speedlumber
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make latemeddlemoderatenetobstructopposeoverloadprecludepress downpreventprohibitrattlereefreinrein inrelaxrepressresistrestrainrestrictretardsaddlesaddle withscotchset backshackleslack offslack upslackenslowslow downslow upsnarlsnubspikestaystopstuntstymiesuppresstake in sailtanglethrottlethrottle downthwarttoiltrammelweigh down
Noun(51 words)
Verb(44 words)
Determiner(1 words)
no ground
Adjective(4 words)
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6 entriesbarrier to developmentblockage to efficiencyhindrance to learningimpediment to successobstacle to progressobstruction to research
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14 total sentences available.
He has tried to impede an official investigation.
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Hard surfaces, such as concrete, cover large portions of land, impede the natural absorption of water, and thus exacerbate surficial erosion on adjacent unprotected land.
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Without more significant global greenhouse gas mitigation and regional adaptation efforts, climate change is expected to cause substantial losses to infrastructure and property and impede the rate of economic growth over this century.
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