ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsIimpede
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impede
Meaning: to slow down or block the progress of
impede in a sentence
How impede is used in real sentences:
Heavy fog impeded the ferry's crossing for most of the morning.
Fallen branches impeded the rescue team's path through the forest.
“Together, illness and migration impeded transmission of the dialect even when parents still valued it.”
— from the passage Voices Across Generations
Synonyms for impede
Other words for impede — hinder, obstruct and hamper — carry the same meaning.
- hinder
- obstruct
- hamper
Antonyms of impede
Words that mean the opposite of impede:
- facilitate
- aid
Where it comes from
From Latin impedire "to entangle the feet"
Word parts
- ped — foot, walk
impede: im- (in, entangle) + ped (foot)
Memory hook
IM-PEDE -- like a pedal jammed, impede means to slow something's motion.