EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR IMPEDIMENT
The Greek Government had put no impediment in the way of arbitration.
A child born to an unmarried woman is no impediment to her marriage.
Is the body an impediment, or not, if any one takes it with him as a partner in the search?
Perhaps I have had my own impediment, apart from our love for Paul.
When she spoke of marriage with Paul, I hinted at an impediment.
She was thinking of what Hugh Ritson had said of an impediment to their marriage.
You did, indeed, and I'm certain I never threw any impediment in the way of it.
The governor found Orion Clemens an impediment to this policy.
He was a Spaniard and seemed to have an impediment in speaking English.
It will turn off at every switch, and fly off at every turn or impediment.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR IMPEDIMENT
delay
noundeferment, interruption- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- hold-up
- holding
- holding pattern
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardation
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tarrying
- tie-up
- wait
delays
noundeferment, interruption- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- hold-up
- holding
- holding pattern
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardation
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tarrying
- tie-up
- wait
disadvantage(s)
noundifficulty, trouble- adverse circumstance
- bar
- blocking
- burden
- defect
- deficiency
- deprivation
- detriment
- disability
- discommodity
- drawback
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- fly in the ointment
- hamper
- handicap
- hardship
- hindrance
- impediment
- imperfection
- imposition
- inadequacy
- inconvenience
- inutility
- lack
- liability
- limitation
- minus
- nuisance
- objection
- obstacle
- privation
- problem
- restraint
- snag
- stumbling block
- weak point
- weakness
disadvantages
noundifficulty, trouble- adverse circumstance
- bar
- blocking
- burden
- defect
- deficiency
- deprivation
- detriment
- disability
- discommodity
- drawback
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- fly in the ointment
- hamper
- handicap
- hardship
- hindrance
- impediment
- imperfection
- imposition
- inadequacy
- inconvenience
- inutility
- lack
- liability
- limitation
- minus
- nuisance
- objection
- obstacle
- privation
- problem
- restraint
- snag
- stumbling block
- weak point
- weakness
drag
nounbad situationdrawback
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