impediment vs structure

structure vs impediment

impediment and structure both are nouns.

impediment is not a verb while structure is a verb.

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

As nouns, structure is a hypernym of impediment; that is, structure is a word with a broader meaning than impediment:

impediment: any structure that makes progress difficult
structure: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

Other hypernyms of impediment include construction.

impediment (noun)	structure (noun)
any structure that makes progress difficult	a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
	a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
	the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
	the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

impediment (verb)	structure (verb)
	give a structure to

Difference between impediment and structure

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