Synonyms of impeding

impeding 1 of 2

adjective

as in blocking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocking
• hampering
• hindering
• frustrating
• retardant
• baffling
• stalling
• thwarting
• negating
• nullifying
• neutralizing
• deterring
• foiling
• balking
• deterrent
• preventive
• prophylactic
• preventative
• precautionary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• abetting
• promoting
• encouraging
• smoothing
• nurturing
• fostering
• easing
• forwarding
• furthering

impeding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of impede

as in hampering

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the construction work impeded the smooth running of the office for several months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampering
• hindering
• obstructing
• embarrassing
• inhibiting
• handicapping
• delaying
• stymieing
• disrupting
• clogging
• restraining
• interfering (with)
• cramping
• blocking
• constraining
• encumbering
• hobbling
• fettering
• handcuffing
• shackling
• thwarting
• tieing up
• tying up
• holding back
• short-circuiting
• trammelling
• curbing
• tying
• tieing
• frustrating
• retarding
• hog-tying
• trammeling
• stifling
• manacling
• binding
• giving a hard time
• checking
• reining
• retaining
• cramping one's style
• balking
• holding up
• braking
• strangling
• arresting
• tethering
• sabotaging
• barricading
• blockading
• leashing
• chaining
• derailing
• confining
• choking
• baffling
• roadblocking
• haltering
• bogging (down)
• foiling
• suffocating
• smothering
• miring
• repressing
• stumping
• muzzling
• suppressing
• hedging (in)
• hemming (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• aiding
• assisting
• facilitating
• opening
• clearing
• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• promoting
• loosening
• furthering
• encouraging
• smoothing
• unplugging
• unclogging
• unstopping
• making way
• untying
• untieing