impediment vs obstruction

impediment and obstruction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impediment	Yes	No	No	No
obstruction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, impediment and obstruction are synonyms defined as:

impediment and obstruction: any structure that makes progress difficult

Other synonyms of impediment include impedimenta, obstructer, obstructor.

As nouns, obstruction is a hyponym of impediment; that is, obstruction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impediment:

impediment: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
obstruction: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

Other hyponyms of impediment include albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, straitjacket.

impediment (noun)	obstruction (noun)
any structure that makes progress difficult	getting in someone's way
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	the act of obstructing
	any structure that makes progress difficult
	something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

impediment vs obstruction

impediment and obstruction both are nouns.

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