as in obstacles
something that makes movement or progress difficult
tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads
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Recent Examples of impediments
Progressives have advocated for every tax idea imaginable to fill the breach and have been stymied by legal and political impediments, particularly the inconvenient fact that most of their tax-the-rich schemes require state approval, which hasn’t been forthcoming.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
And historically, one of La Liga’s biggest impediments to keeping pace with the Premier League in particular has been a failure to combat that imbalance more aggressively.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
VPPs are becoming especially important as data centers, heat waves, and other factors drive demand up while costs, supply chains, and bureaucracy remain major impediments to quickly building new power infrastructure.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
And historically, one of La Liga’s biggest impediments to keeping pace with the Premier League in particular has been a failure to combat that imbalance more aggressively.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
VPPs are becoming especially important as data centers, heat waves, and other factors drive demand up while costs, supply chains, and bureaucracy remain major impediments to quickly building new power infrastructure.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impediments
Noun
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Similarly, Arizona’s native flora and fauna have their own obstacles to survival in one of the world’s most unforgiving landscapes.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some cities install physical barriers like planters, bike racks, or other obstacles, to ensure compliance.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Artest has aspirations to set the program record and win the state championship in the 300 hurdles.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2012, Tesla’s board offered him a deal based on production and stock price hurdles.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2025, Roborock launched a vacuum cleaner with a robotic arm for moving socks and other obstructions out of the way.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Buck is collecting data to identify any obstructions to the safe navigation of traffic entering or exiting the Port of Baltimore via the Fort McHenry Federal Channel.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Don Felder, a second cousin who now helps manage Gibson’s estate and legacy, grew up hearing her tell stories breaking the barriers in tennis and then in golf.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Speak No Evil star is bringing his directorial debut California Schemin’ to the Toronto Film Festival for a world premiere, and his hip hop hoax movie reveals why Scots speaking with a different accent from the English face key barriers to success down south.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Impediments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impediments. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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