Synonyms of impedes

impedes

verb

present tense third-person singular of impede

as in hinders

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the construction work impeded the smooth running of the office for several months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hinders
• hampers
• obstructs
• embarrasses
• inhibits
• stymies
• handicaps
• short-circuits
• disrupts
• blocks
• encumbers
• restrains
• constrains
• delays
• hobbles
• interferes (with)
• clogs
• thwarts
• cramps
• frustrates
• ties up
• fetters
• trammels
• stifles
• holds back
• shackles
• handcuffs
• hog-ties
• binds
• gives a hard time
• curbs
• ties
• retards
• retains
• cramps one's style
• manacles
• reins
• balks
• strangles
• sabotages
• brakes
• holds up
• chains
• checks
• baffles
• tethers
• derails
• chokes
• arrests
• roadblocks
• smothers
• suffocates
• represses
• bogs (down)
• barricades
• confines
• blockades
• leashes
• suppresses
• foils
• mires
• halters
• stumps
• muzzles
• hedges (in)
• hems (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facilitates
• helps
• aids
• assists
• opens
• clears
• frees
• liberates
• promotes
• encourages
• unties
• releases
• loosens
• smooths
• smoothes
• furthers
• unplugs
• unclogs
• makes way
• unstops