Impede

Quick meaning: Impede is a verb meaning (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

Meaning

(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

Example Sentences

impede someone's progress

The human-machine imbalance made Sellers concerned that the modern thirst for AI-powered optimization was starting to impede human interaction.

That I may powre my Spirits in thine Eare, / And chastise with the valour of my Tongue / All that impeides thee from the Golden Round, / Which Fate and Metaphysicall ayde doth seeme / To haue thee crown'd withall.

“Everything had been ticking along like a fine clock, even with Bornhald impeding, until this new one appeared with his Gray Men. Ordeith scrubbed bony fingers through greasy hair. Why could not his dreams at least be his own?”

Word Forms

• impedes
• impeding
• impeded

Synonyms for impede

Depending on context, synonyms include hinder, obstruct, block, jam, occlude, close up.

Antonyms for impede

Common opposites include help, expede, expedite, free, disengage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hinder, obstruct, occlude, close up, block, jam.

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