Meaning & use
impeded
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Slowed down or blocked the progress of something.
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Heavy fog impeded traffic along the coastal highway all morning.
Her recovery was impeded by a lack of physical therapy.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'impede'; typically used in more formal writing rather than casual speech, where 'blocked' or 'slowed down' is more common.
Words with a similar meaning
hinderedobstructed
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Words with an opposite meaning
facilitatedaided
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