unimpeded

adjective

un·​im·​ped·​ed ˌən-im-ˈpē-dəd How to pronounce unimpeded (audio)
: not slowed, blocked, or interfered with : not impeded
an unimpeded view
providing unimpeded access
… allowing electricity to flow unimpeded by resistance …Stephen Kindel

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The passage is notorious for its powerful winds, strong currents, and towering waves, conditions created by the unimpeded flow of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Immediate & unimpeded entry of humanitarian supplies & essential commercial materials into Gaza must be ensured. Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 At the plaza outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which had been rebranded as Hostages Square, late-night scenes of unimpeded joy erupted. Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025 Even unimpeded transmissions could carry orders only as fast as the fastest horse or the quickest ship. Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unimpeded

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unimpeded was in 1760

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“Unimpeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpeded. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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