Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to impede
Participle: impeded
Gerund: impeding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | impede |
| you | impede |
| he;she;it | impedes |
| we | impede |
| you | impede |
| they | impede |
Perfect
| I | have impeded |
| you | have impeded |
| he;she;it | has impeded |
| we | have impeded |
| you | have impeded |
| they | have impeded |
Past
| I | impeded |
| you | impeded |
| he;she;it | impeded |
| we | impeded |
| you | impeded |
| they | impeded |
Pluperfect
| I | had impeded |
| you | had impeded |
| he;she;it | had impeded |
| we | had impeded |
| you | had impeded |
| they | had impeded |
Future
| I | will impede |
| you | will impede |
| he;she;it | will impede |
| we | will impede |
| you | will impede |
| they | will impede |
Future Perfect
| I | will have impeded |
| you | will have impeded |
| he;she;it | will have impeded |
| we | will have impeded |
| you | will have impeded |
| they | will have impeded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | impede |
| you | impede |
| he;she;it | impede |
| we | impede |
| you | impede |
| they | impede |
Perfect
| I | have impeded |
| you | have impeded |
| he;she;it | have impeded |
| we | have impeded |
| you | have impeded |
| they | have impeded |
Imperfect
| I | impeded |
| you | impeded |
| he;she;it | impeded |
| we | impeded |
| you | impeded |
| they | impeded |
Pluperfect
| I | had impeded |
| you | had impeded |
| he;she;it | had impeded |
| we | had impeded |
| you | had impeded |
| they | had impeded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would impede |
| you | would impede |
| he;she;it | would impede |
| we | would impede |
| you | would impede |
| they | would impede |
Perfect
| I | would have impeded |
| you | would have impeded |
| he;she;it | would have impeded |
| we | would have impeded |
| you | would have impeded |
| they | would have impeded |
Imperative
| you | impede |
| we | Let's impede |
| you | impede |
Verbs conjugated like 'impede'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'impede'
expede,
imbed,
impale,
impave,
impedite,
impeed,
impel,
impen,
impend,
impest,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle
- behedge, forestay, forslow, frustrate, get in the way, hamper, handicap, hinder, hold up, incommode, obstruct, overslaugh, prevene, prevent, restrict, retard, slow down, stay, thwart, thwarten, umbeset, undermine
- hinder
- obstruct, hamper, block, thwart, prevent, delay, slow, stop
Antonyms
- hinder
- assist, aid, advance, forward
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, see quotations. See: Latin '
impediō'.
Sample Sentences
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impede someone's progress
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That I may powre my Spirits in thine Eare, / And chastise with the valour of my Tongue / All that impeides thee from the Golden Round, / Which Fate and Metaphysicall ayde doth seeme / To haue thee crown'd withall. [c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:]
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“Everything had been ticking along like a fine clock, even with Bornhald impeding, until this new one appeared with his Gray Men. Ordeith scrubbed bony fingers through greasy hair. Why could not his dreams at least be his own?” [1992, Robert Jordan, “Chapter 31: Assurances”, in The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time; 4), London: Orbit Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 501:]
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The human-machine imbalance made Sellers concerned that the modern thirst for AI-powered optimization was starting to impede human interaction. [2025 July 2, Lisa Bonos, Danielle Abril, “No one likes meetings. They’re sending their AI note takers instead.”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025:]