Impediments synonyms

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snags
An unexpected or hidden obstacle, difficulty, etc.
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obstructions
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
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obstacles
The definition of an obstacle is something that gets in the way or that slows or stops progress.
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maladies
The definition of a malady is a disease, ailment or unpleasant condition.
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inhibitions
The definition of an inhibition is something that holds you back or restrains you from doing or thinking something.
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hurdles
A difficulty to be overcome; obstacle
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hitches
A hindrance; obstacle; entanglement
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hindrances
The definition of a hindrance is an obstacle or something that inhibits or delays some desired action.
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handicaps
Such a difficulty or advantage
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flaws
The definition of a flaw is a mark or error that makes something faulty.
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encumbrances
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
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embarrassments
Embarrassment is defined as a feeling of humiliation or shame, or a person or thing causing you to feel ashamed, or an abundance.
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difficulties
An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
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defects
The definition of a defect is an imperfection or lacking that causes the person or thing with the defect to fall short of perfection.
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culs-de-sac
A situation from which there is no escape
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checks
The definition of a check is a sudden stop or a person or thing that restrains or controls.
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blocks
Atrioventricular block.
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barricades
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
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blockages
A thing that is blocking
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bars
Bar means something that stands in the way of something or keeps something from happening.
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clogs
A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
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hampers
(Nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
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stops
A (usually marked) place where line buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off.
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walls
An upright structure of wood, stone, brick, etc., serving to enclose, divide, support, or protect
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traverses
(Surveying) A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as ""control"" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
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stutters
A speech disorder characterized by spasmodic repetition of the initial consonant or syllable of words and frequent pauses or prolongation of sounds.
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stammers
A way of speaking characterized by involuntary pauses or repetitions.
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faults
Fault means a mistake or a weakness.
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loads
Something carried with difficulty
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jokers
Any hidden, unsuspected difficulty
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crimps
A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.
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cramps
A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
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catches
(Countable) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. syn. transl.
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holdups
An interruption or a delay:
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rubs
An obstacle, hindrance, or difficulty
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burdens
Anything one has to bear or put up with; heavy load, as of work, duty, responsibility, or sorrow
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drags
Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
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chains
The definition of a chain is a series of objects, people or events which are connected to one another, or a flexible series of metal links.
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manacles
Something that confines or restrains:
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delays
The period of time for which something is delayed
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deterrents
A thing or factor that deters; hindrance
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disabilities
The definition of a disability is something that restricts.
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disadvantages
The definition of a disadvantage is an unfavorable situation or something that puts someone in an unfavorable situation.
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shackles
The definition of a shackle is a literal or figurative restraint that keeps you in place or prevents you from doing what you want.
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trammels
A shackle used to teach a horse to amble.
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restraints
The definition of a restraint is something that restricts freedom or prevents someone from doing something.
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prohibitions
Prohibition is a law or order forbidding something, or is the condition of forbidding something, or was a time in the U.S. during the 1920s and early 1930s when alcohol was illegal.
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restrictions
The definition of a restriction is a limitation.
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strictures
(Usually in plural) a rule restricting behaviour or action
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stoppages
Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity, a blockage.
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assistances (antonym)
Aid; help:
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aid (antonym)
Something that provides help, support, or relief, such as money or supplies:
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helps (antonym)
(Uncountable, euphemistic) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
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supports (antonym)
Financial or other help.
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benefits (antonym)
An advantage, help, sake or aid from something.
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balks
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
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Impediments Sentence Examples

  • Despite the impediments, canoes ascend this stream to the Andes.

  • The wheels, called naoura, are of the most primitive construction, made of rough branches of trees, with palm leaf paddles, rude clay vessels being slung on the outer edge to catch the water, of which they raise a prodigious amount, only a comparatively small part of which, however, is poured into the aqueducts on top of the dams. These latter are exceedingly picturesque, often consisting of a series of well-built Gothic arches, and give a peculiar character to the scenery; but they are also great impediments to navigation.

  • In September 1533 the birth of a daughter, afterwards Queen Elizabeth, instead of the long-hoped-for son, was a heavy disappointment; next year Of this there is no direct proof, but the statement rests upon contemporary belief and chiefly upon the extraordinary terms of the dispensation granted to Henry to marry Anne Boleyn, which included the suspension of all canons relating to impediments created by "affinity rising ex illicito coitu in any degree even in the first."

  • The attitude of Ultramontanism, for instance, towards the right claimed and exercised by the state to make laws concerning marriage is wholly negative; for it recognizes no marriage laws except those of the Church, the Church alone being regarded as competent to decide what impediments are a bar to marriage, and to exercise jurisdiction over such cases.

  • An objection has occasionally been urged against frames lowered on to the bed of a river that they are liable to be covered over by detritus or drift brought down by floods, and consequently are subject to injury or impediments in being raised.

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