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impede vs impede

impede vs impede

impede and impede both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impede No No Yes No
impede No No Yes No
As verbs, impede is a hypernym of impede; that is, impede is a word with a broader meaning than impede:
  • impede: block passage through
  • impede: be a hindrance or obstacle to
Other hypernyms of impede include hinder.
As verbs, impede is a hyponym of impede; that is, impede is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impede:
  • impede: be a hindrance or obstacle to
  • impede: block passage through
Other hyponyms of impede include block, close up, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, inhibit, repress, interfere, set back, hobble, stunt.
impede (verb) impede (verb)
block passage through block passage through
be a hindrance or obstacle to be a hindrance or obstacle to
Difference between impede and impede

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