On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Impediment. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as hindrance or structure and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Impediment meaning
- A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
- A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
- Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
Synonyms of Impediment
Using Impediment
- The main meaning on this page is: A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance. | A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech. | Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
- Useful related words include: hindrance, structure, impedimenta, obstructer.
- In the example corpus, impediment often appears in combinations such as: impediment to, an impediment, speech impediment.
Context around Impediment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Impediment
- In this selection, "impediment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, speech, significant, physical, charges and itself stand out and add context to how "impediment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a major impediment to industry and a serious impediment to successful. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "impediment" sits close to words such as alkaline, antifa and ascribed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with impediment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There is no impediment,” he contended. (6 words)
She had a speech impediment as a young child. (9 words)
This has been a major impediment to industry participants’ growth. (10 words)
The singer was onboard P+O's Arvia with his girlfriend when he realized the female travellers in the cabin next door, who were in their 60s, were poking fun at his speech impediment by singing the stuttering chorus of 's "Changes" at him. (44 words)
It was an unwelcome impediment, but this is much different than forcing the MPA to wedge in a new classification between "PG" and "R" due to violence (which "Temple of Doom" did with a significant assist from Joe Dante's "Gremlins"). (41 words)
The lack of stability brought on by these communal homes — not to mention the lack of male role models and the frequent visits of nonrelative male adults — can be a serious impediment to successful child rearing. (36 words)
Is that an impediment to building or maintaining that civilian workforce? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
And there is no physical impediment to women reaching the pitch of skill and team organisation exhibited in the men's game if they are coached early in their careers.
Another impediment was that some of the key promotional sources — late night talk shows — were still closed due to the Writers Strike.
At the Court of Appeal, Lorcan Staines SC, for Grozavu, submitted that the incorrect wording of the impediment charges against his client meant that the jury had returned a "perverse" verdict.
Both men felt that the housing unavailability to workers presented a significant impediment to the health of local businesses.
Colbourne says their presence was “not an impediment” to what the allied ships were doing.
Husted said, “The only impediment is that they (career technical education) don’t have enough space.
Is that an impediment to building or maintaining that civilian workforce?
It was an unwelcome impediment, but this is much different than forcing the MPA to wedge in a new classification between "PG" and "R" due to violence (which "Temple of Doom" did with a significant assist from Joe Dante's "Gremlins").
Misses: the fixed rear console screen — for rear occupants’ climate and heaters — proved to be an impediment to accessing floor articles.
Mr Byrne wrote: 'Just to be clear, the reason the offer was withdrawn wasn't the speech impediment itself.
Not that he needed it against an opponent like Crawford, five years the WBO champion and the last remaining impediment to undisputed glory.
Reluctantly, she accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit.
She had a speech impediment as a young child.
The decision was halted by the Supreme Administrative Court and remanded back to the regulator for review due to indications of a significant impediment to effective competition and concerns of excessive concentration.
The Director General of the Centre, Dr. Kashim Akor, identified attitude as the greatest impediment to higher productivity.
The lack of stability brought on by these communal homes — not to mention the lack of male role models and the frequent visits of nonrelative male adults — can be a serious impediment to successful child rearing.
There is no impediment,” he contended.
The singer was onboard P+O's Arvia with his girlfriend when he realized the female travellers in the cabin next door, who were in their 60s, were poking fun at his speech impediment by singing the stuttering chorus of 's "Changes" at him.
The technology created by Peter Jackson for enabled Paul to decouple ‘s piano from his voice which was the impediment to completing the project.
This has been a major impediment to industry participants’ growth.
Common combinations with impediment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- impediment to 79×
- an impediment 41×
- speech impediment 13×
- impediment for 8×
- major impediment 7×
- serious impediment 6×
- significant impediment 5×
- greatest impediment 5×
- no impediment 5×
- biggest impediment 5×