Synonyms for impedes
im·pedes

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1. List of paraphrases for "impedes":

   hinders, hampers, prevents, obstructs, inhibits, precludes, impairs

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1. Ricther:

   We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.

2. Albert Einstein:

   By academic freedom I understand the right to search for truth and to publish and teach what one holds to be true. This right implies also a duty one must not conceal any part of what on has recognized to be true. It is evident that any restriction on academic freedom acts in such a way as to hamper the dissemination of knowledge among the people and thereby impedes national judgment and action.

3. Barack Obama:

   This legislation specifically impedes our ability to close Guantanamo in a way I have repeatedly argued is counterproductive to our efforts to defeat terrorism around the world, guantanamo is one of the premier mechanisms for jihadists to recruit.

4. Harjit Sajjan:

   I don't like rhetoric, regardless of what country is making it, because it impedes our commanders from doing their jobs.

5. Brett Kavanaugh:

   But when individuals provide fabricated allegations to The Senate Judiciary Committee, diverting The Senate Judiciary Committee resources during time-sensitive investigations, The Senate Judiciary Committee materially impedes our work.