Word

impede, v.
(impeded, impedes, impeding)
freq. cnt. 3

be a hindrance or obstacle to
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

hinder impede

sample sentences

"She is impeding the progress of our project"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

obstruct, impede, occlude, obturate, jam, block, close up inhibit repress interfere set back hobble stunt

hypernym

block passage through
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude

sample sentences

"obstruct the path"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

obstructive obstruction obstructer obstructor

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

occlusive occlusion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

block off, blockade barricade, barricado barricade suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke tie up dam, dam up screen, block out land up, earth up block, bar, barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul

hypernym