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unimpeded

unimpeded

7 6.1
Able to continue without being stopped
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪmˈpiːdɪd/
translation icon : sin obstáculos
  • We tend to allow cars to move unimpeded at the cost of all else.
  • unimpeded flow
  • unimpeded access

I'm looking for unimpeded actual growth and high margins.

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Examples

  • Companies will want to come here to Ipswich knowing that Britain has full unimpeded access to the EU free trade single market.

  • The tracheotomy tube was in a satisfactory position, and her airflow was unimpeded.

    Academic text (2006)
  • We want an absolutely unimpeded view.

  • Those who had no checked bags remained unimpeded.

  • Before anybody could have seen anything worth seeing, photons had to travel, unimpeded, across the universe.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Muscular tension must be controlled so that the muscles necessary for singing can do their work unimpeded.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The main reason, of course, was that information could move back and forth unimpeded by technological snafus or misunderstandings, she said.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Gilles pressed on unimpeded by the smoke and dust of a quiet summer's day in La Charit-sur-Loire.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • In banana cultivation, farmers planted only in widely spaced holes, so runoff moved downhill unimpeded.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Citizens are free to travel and move about unimpeded in this country.

Synonyms

unchecked
vsunimpeded
34 4.9

Allowed to continue without control

refers specifically to being able to proceed without blocking or slowing
unfettered
vsunimpeded
28 7.3

Free from limits or rules

focuses more on physical ability to proceed without obstruction or slowing
uninterrupted
vsunimpeded
28 4.2

Continuing without stopping or being disturbed

focuses on not being slowed or blocked rather than only lacking pauses
undisturbed
vsunimpeded
22 3.0

Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same

concerns being able to proceed without physical blockage or slowing
untrammeled
vsunimpeded
  • Formal
2 8.3

Free and not limited by rules

is about not being blocked or slowed rather than general liberty or rights
unhindered
vsunimpeded
1 4.6

Free to move forward without being stopped

is about not being slowed down or blocked while proceeding
unhampered
vsunimpeded
1 5.3

Free to move or act without being stopped

stresses absence of physical obstructions rather than formal permission
undetained
vsunimpeded
1 6.8

Not held and free to go

emphasizes not being slowed or stopped rather than general freedom
unstopped
vsunimpeded
4.5

Continuing without a break because nothing blocks it

focuses on not being slowed or obstructed during movement or action
unchoked
vsunimpeded
5.8

Not blocked so water, air or traffic can move freely

emphasizes freedom from blockage rather than lack of control or permission
uncongested
vsunimpeded
3.4

Not blocked so air or traffic can move easily

highlights absence of obstruction that keeps movement smooth and unblocked
undisrupted
vsunimpeded
4.6

Continuing without any break

is about absence of physical blocking or slowing rather than mere smoothness
unthrottled
vsunimpeded
7.5

Not limited in speed or amount, for example an internet connection that stays fast

highlights lack of physical obstruction rather than only lacking speed limits

Antonyms

Blocked so movement, view, or access is difficult

5.7

Slow or difficult to move forward because something is in the way

How Obstructed

impassable
13 5.3
blocked
1.7
restricted
18 3.9
unimpeded
7 6.1

Surface Forms

unimpeded positive

Morphology

unimpeded = impeded (transparent) = un + impede + ed

Formed by adding the productive negation prefix 'un-' to 'impeded', producing the straightforward meaning 'not hindered'.

Etymology

Unimpeded starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part impede, which comes from an old idea about ped meaning 'foot'—like tying up the feet so someone could not move. So unimpeded means 'not stopped or slowed', able to move forward freely.