impede[verb]Synonyms: hinder, block, check, disrupt, hamper, hold up, obstruct, slow (down), thwart
Antonyms: aid, assist
Related Words: discomfit,
disconcert,
embarrass,
faze,
rattle [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧pede /ɪmˈpiːd/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: impedire, from pes 'foot']
to make it difficult for someone or something to move forward or make progress:
Storms at sea impeded our progress. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲