impediment as a noun: 1 2
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impediment noun
1 impediment Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
synonyms: balk , baulk , check , deterrent , handicap , hinderance , hindrance .
Dutch: barrière, belemmering, beletsel, drempel, handicap, hindernis, hinderpaal, hobbel, obstakel, rem, struikelblok, struikelsteen, verhindering ... show more Polish: zawada, piąte koło u wozu, kamień u szyi, kula u nogi, ciężar
2 impediment Any structure that makes progress difficult.
synonyms: impedimenta , obstructer , obstruction , obstructor .
Roget 706 :
prevention ,
preclusion ,
obstruction ,
stoppage ;
embolus ,
embolism [Med.] ;
infarct [Med.] ;
interruption ,
interception ,
interclusion † ;
hindrance ,
impedition † ;
retardment † ,
retardation ;
embarrassment ,
oppilation † ;
coarctation † ,
stricture ,
restriction ;
restraint
etc.
751 inhibition
etc.
761 blockade
etc.
(closure)
261 interference ,
interposition ;
obtrusion ;
discouragement ,
discountenance .
impediment ,
let ,
obstacle ,
obstruction ,
knot ,
knag † ;
check ,
hitch ,
contretemps ,
screw loose ,
grit in the oil .
bar ,
stile ,
barrier ;
[barrier to vehicles]
turnstile ,
turnpike ;
gate ,
portcullis .
beaver dam ;
trocha † ;
barricade
etc.
(defense)
717 wall ,
dead wall ,
sea wall ,
levee breakwater ,
groyne † ;
bulkhead ,
block ,
buffer ;
stopper
etc.
263 boom ,
dam ,
weir ,
burrock † .
drawback ,
objection ;
stumbling-block ,
stumbling-stone ;
lion in the path ,
snag ;
snags and sawyers .
encumbrance ,
incumbrance † ;
clog ,
skid ,
shoe ,
spoke ;
drag ,
drag chain ,
drag weight ;
stay ,
stop ;
preventive ,
prophylactic ;
load ,
burden ,
fardel † ,
onus ,
millstone round one's neck ,
impedimenta ;
dead weight ;
lumber ,
pack ;
nightmare ,
Ephialtes † ,
incubus ,
old man of the sea ;
remora .
difficulty
etc.
704 insuperable
etc.
471 obstacle ;
estoppel [Law] ;
ill wind ;
head wind
etc.
(opposition)
708 trammel ,
tether
etc.
(means of restraint)
752 hold back ,
counterpoise .
[person who hinders]
damper ,
wet blanket ,
hinderer ,
marplot ,
killjoy ;
party pooper [Coll.] ;
party crasher ,
interloper .
trail of a red herring ;
opponent
etc.
710 ... show more
Dutch: ballast Polish: przeszkoda
Moby thesaurus: arrest , arrestation , arrestment , bar , barrier , blank wall , blind alley , blind gut , block , blockade , blockage , blocking , bottleneck , burden , burthen , cargo , cecum , charge , check , choking , choking off , clog , clogging , closing up , closure , congestion , constipation , constriction , costiveness , cramp , cross , cul-de-sac , cumbrance , curb , dead end , deadweight , delay , detainment , detention , difficulty , disadvantage , embarrassment , embolism , embolus , encumbrance , fixation , foot-dragging , freight , gorge , hamper , hampering , handicap , hang-up , hindering , hindrance , hitch , hold-up , holdback , holdup , hurdle , impasse , impedance , impedimenta , imposition , inconvenience , infarct , infarction , inhibition , interference , interruption , jam , let , load , lumber , mountain , negativism , nuisance value , obstacle , obstipation , obstruction , obstructionism , occlusion , onus , opposition , pack , penalty , repression , resistance , restraint , restriction , retardation , retardment , rub , sealing off , setback , snag , squeeze , stop , stoppage , stranglehold , strangulation , stricture , stumbling block , suppression , trouble , weight , white elephant ... show more .
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