Control and Impediment

Control

Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.

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Impediment and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impediment" instead a noun "Control".

Impediment noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.

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Control and impediment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Impediment".

Nearby Words: impede, impedimental

good	good control	good impediment
physical	physical control	physical impediment
direct	direct control	direct impediment
strong	strong control	strong impediment
Other adjectives: real, extreme, great, little, main, social, political, temporary, electronic.

Speech Impediment: Rivers, whose father was a speech therapist, stuttered badly as a child, and still works to control it.

Source: Literature / The Regeneration Trilogy
Speech Impediment: Doctor Nitrus Brio has an obvious stutter and an apparent inability to control the volume of his own voice.

Source: Videogame / Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

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