Words Like IMPEDIMENT
    
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            27 Alternative Words Similar to impediment
   
            
               
            
            
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        Millstone
    
    
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        Albatross
    
    
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        9 definitions of impediment
           
        
    1
    
        That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.
    
    
    
 
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        any structure that makes progress difficult
    
    
    
 
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        something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
    
    
    
 
    5
    
        Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction. See Synonyms at obstacle.
    
    
    
 
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        An organic defect preventing clear articulation:  a speech impediment. 
    
    
    
 
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        Law   Something that obstructs the making of a legal contract.
    
    
    
 
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        That which impedes or hinders progress; hindrance; obstruction; obstacle.
    
    
    
 
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        A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.