Words and phrases that have a meaning related to impede: (139 results)
Often used in the same context:
hinder, hamper, obstruct, inhibit, impair, disrupt, stifle, undermine, jeopardize, interfere, stymie, complicate, derail, endanger, imperil, constrain, restrict, threaten, diminish, thwart, curtail, dampen, facilitate, discourage, cripple, preclude, disturb, frustrate, affect, impinge, deprive, mar, hobble, harm, scuttle, exacerbate, detract, squelch, accelerate, deter, undercut, constrict, retard, distort, hasten, negate, aggravate, weaken, erode, interrupt, overshadow, forestall, paralyze, depress, spur, distract, militate, destroy, crimp, overtax, prolong, expedite, injure, overwhelm, sabotaging, vitiate, scupper, contravene, hamstringing, debilitate, alter, intensify, suppress, necessitate, hurt, enhance, encumber, limiting, prevent, lessen, confuse, tarnish, engender, obviate, infringe, conduce, spoil, allow, provoke, eviscerate, instigate, slowed, preempt, disserve, blocking, denude, heighten, displace, stunting, delaying, circumscribe, smother
More specific:
back up, barricade, barricado, block, blockade, block off, block out, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, close up, congest, dam, dam up, earth up, foul, jam, land up, occlude, screen, set back, stunt, suffocate
Appears in the definition of:
., barricade, block, bottleneck, check, clog, constipate, deflect, parry, short-circuit
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