English verb: impede | |||
1. | impede (social) be a hindrance or obstacle to | ||
Samples | She is impeding the progress of our project. | ||
Synonyms | hinder | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep, prevent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | block, close up, hobble, impede, inhibit, interfere, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, set back, stunt | ||
2. | impede (contact) block passage through | ||
Samples | Obstruct the path. | ||
Synonyms | block, close up, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hinder, impede | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | asphyxiate, back up, bar, barricade, barricade, barricade, barricado, block, block off, block off, block out, block up, blockade, blockade, choke, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, dam, dam up, earth up, foul, land up, screen, stifle, stop, suffocate, tie up | ||
Antonyms | disengage, free | ||