Bar and Impede

Bar

Bar verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.
Usage example: corporal punishment has long been barred in most public schools

Impede is a synonym for bar in block topic. In some cases you can use "Impede" instead a verb "Bar", when it comes to topics like obstruct, obstruction, open.

Nearby Word: barroom

Impede

Impede verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Bar is a synonym for impede in block topic. You can use "Bar" instead a verb "Impede", if it concerns topics such as obstruct, hinder, open.

Nearby Words: impediment, impeding

Common collocations

character bar character impede character
progress bar progress impede progress
passage bar passage impede passage
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