impeding
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5.7
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpiːdɪŋ/
- The construction work is impeding access to the building for customers.
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Examples
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Heavy rain can be impeding our ability to drive safely on the highway.
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The corselet, which extends down to the horse's chest and hangs to their forelegs, protects them from injury of a wound without impeding their gait.
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And that is impeding rational judgment.
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And so, so that's an example of where, you know, emotional health, mental health is impeding physical health at the individual level.
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In some instances, these connections continue to be less than robust, impeding the ready retrieval of words.
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The fallen tree was impeding the traffic, causing delays for hours.
Synonyms
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3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
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3.3
To stop or slow something from happening
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3.4
Stop someone from reaching their goal
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3.2
Stop someone or something from moving forward
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5.1
To block a path or view
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7.4
To stop someone from doing what they want
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3.6
To make it difficult for people or things to do something
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6.5
To slow the progress or movement of people and things
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3.2
To block a pipe or passage so flow stops
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5.4
Stop or make something less likely to happen
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4.2
To make it harder for someone or something to move forward
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3.7
To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it
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3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
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3.6
Stop someone from doing something they planned to do
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8.7
To stop someone from making progress toward a goal
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6.1
Stop a process or action from happening
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3.8
To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path
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7.5
Have a negative effect on something, often limiting it
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8.0
To stop or slow progress
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6.1
To stop someone or something from making progress
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6.0
To become narrow and slow progress
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5.9
Causing delay or blocking progress
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5.6
To stop someone on purpose from doing what they planned
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Impeding comes from the old Latin word impedire, where in- means 'in' and ped- means 'foot'. Imagine someone putting their foot in front of you to stop you moving — so to impede is to block or slow movement, and impeding means causing that delay or obstacle.