impediment

impediment is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 21 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
2. transitive verb. To impede.
3. noun. any structure that makes progress difficult

   Synonyms: impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor

4. noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance

Synonyms

impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance

Common word forms

impediments, impedimental

Words from these letters

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